'March For Nature' protest in Auckland
Well over a thousand demonstrators have packed into Auckland’s Aotea Square for the 'March For Nature' protest against the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill.
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'Discriminatory': Councils voice opposition to Māori wards bill at select committee
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Council halves its cycling improvements budget
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Council cuts its wastewater treatment budget
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'Non-core business': Tauranga council sells Marine Precinct
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Gisborne councillors must reject their costly Three-Year Plan
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