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![Fears over speedsters along Dannevirke's High Street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Fears over speedsters along Dannevirke's High Street
Road safety issues debated, and who is responsible for the state of Tararua's reserves?
![Corporate co-operation and iwi hold keys to rebuilding devastated communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Corporate co-operation and iwi hold keys to rebuilding devastated communities
OPINION: The key to supporting communities devastated by floods was collaboration.
![Environmental groups applaud rejection of 15 million cubic metre groundwater take](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Environmental groups applaud rejection of 15 million cubic metre groundwater take
A hearing panel has rejected an application for 15 million cubic metres of groundwater.
![Opinion: Christchurch ratepayers will pay much more for water and water services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Opinion: Christchurch ratepayers will pay much more for water and water services
Gerry Brownlee says the water component in rates bills will more than double.
![Hawke's Bay water shortage to reach 32 million cubic metres by 2040](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Hawke's Bay water shortage to reach 32 million cubic metres by 2040
The figure could grow even further, reaching a 46 million cubic metre shortfall by 2060.
![Whanganui River 'always makes things better for me'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Whanganui River 'always makes things better for me'
'Just being down here gives me a huge smile and brings me at peace with myself.'
![Editorial: Three Waters has blocked Govt's ears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Editorial: Three Waters has blocked Govt's ears
OPINION: Our editorial on the close of submissions for the Water Services Entities Bill.
![Is Three Waters a threat to Waitākere Ranges park?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Is Three Waters a threat to Waitākere Ranges park?
OPINION: Aucklanders have direct and sole ownership of historic and cherished parkland.
![Lake Wakatipu's green glow: The mystery of the liquid continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Lake Wakatipu's green glow: The mystery of the liquid continues
The council this morning was still waiting on test results of the liquid.
![Opinion: An alternative remedy for public water reforms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Opinion: An alternative remedy for public water reforms
Opinion: The Government has put just two options on the table - its way or stay the same.