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From trolley duty to management and now community hero
After becoming pregnant, Sibley managed to complete high school while also working.
Jarrod Gilbert: 'An eye-opener' - evidence-based policing models a 'win for NZ'
OPINION: New scientific, evidence-led policing makes communities safer.
Turnaround sees Awanui named Most Beautiful Tiny Town
Awanui's huge efforts to revitalise itself have paid off.
Interactive map: Is your community better or worse off than others across NZ?
What does where we live tell us about our wellbeing? This map gives a first-ever glimpse.
Major Gisborne highway slip a huge blow to small communities.
The section of Tiniroto Rd between Rockhill Rd and Parikanapa Rd is impassable.
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
OPINION: The key to supporting communities devastated by floods was collaboration.
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
Gerry Brownlee says the water component in rates bills will more than double.
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?
OPINION: Aucklanders have direct and sole ownership of historic and cherished parkland.
Lake Wakatipu's green glow: The mystery of the liquid continues
The council this morning was still waiting on test results of the liquid.
Tourists shocked as Lake Wakatipu turns neon green
The council is urgently looking into the issue.
Stuart Crosby: Conference chance to do right by communities
Opinion: Three tigers by the tail in water, resource management and local govt review.
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.