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Rotorua Lakes Council drafts 30 year, $3 billion infrastructure plan
Rotorua is wrestling with a costly dilemma facing many councils: How to keep the pipes flowing after years of...
Sculptor proposes $300k bronze statue of transgender legend Georgina Beyer: Carterton council to ponder project
A memorial sculpture of the late Georgina Beyer will be discussed by Carterton councillors next week. Beyer, who died...
What’s next for Rotorua Boys’ High School head boy Jared Lasike after popular Anzac Day speech
Rotorua Boys’ High School head boy Jared Lasike’s Anzac Day speech attracted national media attention and he went ‘semi-viral’...
What would one of our top diplomats make of Aukus? – On the Tiles
Terence O’Brien, when he was director of Victoria University’s Centre for Strategic Studies. Photo / Martin Hunter Diplomat Terence...
Hospitals asked to save $105 million by July, Te Whatu Ora confirms
By Phil Pennington of RNZ The country’s public hospitals have been given the target of saving a total of...
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake recorded south of Waverley, Taranaki
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded 60km south-west of Waverly. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake south of the Taranaki town...
New Zealand supermarket sector shake-up – independent store in Hamilton set to open
New Zealand’s supermarket sector is about to get a new player when the independent Fresh in Fresh Out (FIFO)...
NZ Agricultural Show: Canterbury A&P Association board director paid $75,000 for landing $5m council deal
Tensions within the association have come to a head recently following the decision to cancel this year’s New Zealand...
Headquarters incident: Leo Molloy confronts gun-toting ‘cowboy’ in night of Viaduct mayhem
Auckland hospitality identity and former mayoral contender Leo Molloy has confronted a man who was allegedly wielding a gun...
Former deputy mayor Tina Salisbury to run for Tauranga mayoralty
Tina Salisbury is running for mayor in the Tauranga City Council elections. Former deputy mayor Tina Salisbury wants to...
