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Mark Story: Regional council byelection voting a local body folly
Local-body fiasco in regional council election
Local-body fiasco in regional council election
The controversial site of 4G tower has already been the scene of violence on one occasion.
It took Grant Diver 15 months to get well enough to return to work, but he was determined.
A record has been set at Napier Port following the arrival of a massive shipment.
Surface flooding hit several roads in Central Hawke's Bay on Tuesday.
Drawing from the local arts scene, the space is transformed into a playground of delights
Adding more councillors to a large council will lead to less-engaged representatives.
Kelvin Pl met a wrecking ball 10 years ago. Solving the shortage "still a fair way off".
Tararua District Council is looking at opening up public consultation on Three Waters.
The only big winner in tonight's poll is Act.
It comes as Auckland's Covid outbreak looks to be coming further under control.
Logs methyl bromide fumigation gets the axe as port strives to improve safety.
"The investigation is ongoing and sits with police at the moment to follow through."
Police were called to a loud argument and smashed windscreen at lunchtime
Shipping disruptions are causing havoc on fruit and wine exports, a top economist says.
Today marks the 40th day of Auckland's lockdown.
A bold plan has been unveiled by a group of fruit growers to save the Heretaunga Plains.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says lockdowns won't be needed with a 90 per cent jab rate.
"They put me straight into a resuscitation room as they thought I was heading that way"
In hills behind a highway south of Hastings, Zack Makoare's community is taking shape.
Good ideas can disappear fast when the local bureaucracy wheels churn slowly.
When Halaevalu saw on social media that the jab was "satanic", she believed it.
A review team with a wealth of experience is providing the important mahi.
The current musket spread in our midst is Covid-19
Echoes of the Māori people resonate all the way back to China.
Over the coming months, she plans to venture out into the community
Napier Central Tae Kwon Do is run by by Mark Wibberley and sons Curt, Luke and Shane
Year 9 students and staff joined in for this year's NGHS Year 9 Shakespeare Day.