
Port's majority shareholder green-lights share sell-down
The council holds a 54.1% stake in New Zealand's biggest port.
The council holds a 54.1% stake in New Zealand's biggest port.
Mongrel Mob senior figure refuses to obey court orders to leave waterfront properties.
The offending continued for nearly four years despite orders to stop.
Auckland water taxi company is prepared to build two ferries if council subsidises fares.
The clean-up involves monitoring absorbent booms.
The source of the spill is not yet known.
The generous gift has been called a rarity and 'true legacy' for the Bay of Plenty.
It also found little or no national recovery co-ordination and no solid plan.
The buses operate like Uber and could be expanded to the rest of the city, if successful.
The OnDemand vans will not follow set routes.
All pleaded guilty to the charges relating to the unlawful takes at their orchard.
The Environment Court began processing appeals in 2020.
Peter Rawstron says the Waiere Stream is popular but dangerous.
The damaged trees at the regional park were estimated to be 20 to 30 years old.
Some opted for a Kiwi classic.
While one group petitioned against it, another says it must go ahead ASAP.
Bay of Plenty council's big stake makes port shares harder to buy.
Council says collecting its own rates has been mostly positive - despite some criticism.
The growers are among five prosecuted by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council this year.
The council commission decided to delay the plans at a meeting on Monday.
Tauranga initiatives have been delayed after feedback from the community.
The report linked air pollution in the industrial area to premature deaths.
Law firm says if it becomes a class action, it could cover another 350 plaintiffs.
First three building consents issued for the 14-storey parking and office building.
Projected fares prompt transport boffins to recommend people rely on buses instead.
The Western Bay of Plenty development is one step closer, despite opposition.
Meanwhile, Biosecurity NZ has committed more than $2 million to manage the clams.
'The risk is that it could blow up at any time.'