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Adding hundreds of millions of dollars in costs and an urgent revision to previous budgets
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South Waikato deputy mayor steps down
The new deputy is rumoured to be a future mayoral contestant.
‘Hands off our Māori wards’: Local Government speaks out against coalition’s moves
Local Government NZ was singing a different tune to the coalition at Waitangi.
Councillors consider ownership of Stratford's castle
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Master Plumbers boss urges commissioners for Wellington
The Wellington region is in level 2 water restrictions.
Council buys Cameron Rd Warehouse building to house new indoor courts
The new courts - to cost $25m - are part of the Memorial Park redevelopment plans.
Talking Point: Hawke’s Bay councils need to leave ‘no stone unturned’ to find savings
Opinion: 2024 is shaping as the year of big rates rises in Hawke's Bay - here's why.
What you can no longer put in your recycling bins as national rules arrive
Kerbside standardisation is expected to divert an extra 53,000 tonnes of recycling.
Richard Prebble: Wellington City needs its own Wayne Brown
OPINION: Giving the city taxpayers’ money would only reward reckless behaviour.
Push for more te reo Māori in South Wairarapa
It has been almost nine years since the district council refreshed its Māori policy.
$2.5b fix floated for capital's leaky pipes
Wellington Water says it's up to the council how much it wants to spend.
Tory Whanau: Wellington's water woes 'to take decades to fix'
Whanau said her meeting with minister Simeon Brown was 'very constructive and positive'.
'Caretaker role': Act Party weighs in on Tauranga's commission
Act is joining a former mayor call for Tauranga’s commission to take caretaker role.
2024 a make-or-break year for Hauraki Gulf
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Virtual reality: It’s an earthquake, it’s a tsunami, it’s... only a simulation
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Northland MP ‘condemns’ Taipā boat ramp protest ahead of fishing competition
Grant McCallum has called a local iwi's blockade of the boat ramp 'illegal actions'.
Man survives 8m fall on to rocks, hasn't 'broken anything'
Swimming hole leap goes horribly wrong: 'It was too late. I knew I was going to hit it.'
'Extortionate': $10,000-a-year rates shock threatens railbike venture dream
Geoff Main built an attraction on the old rail line. He didn't anticipate the rates bill.
Ex-mayor wants minister to limit Tauranga commission's powers ahead of election
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Opinion: Who should I blame for Wellington’s water woes?
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Border collie’s wounds heal after ‘devastating’ dog attack
Paul Gibbs' dog Molly sustained "horrific injuries".
'Bankrupt the city': Protesters crash council meeting on Commonwealth Games bid
The Christchurch City Council has voted to consider a bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
Hamilton City Council by-election to kick off this week
The by-election was sparked by the resignation of now Hamilton East MP Ryan Hamilton.
Simeon Brown disappointed councils failed to provide water shortage info
"Both mayors failed to respond", says the minister.
No ‘white knight’ for Wellington councils facing water shortages
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Waikato news in brief: Recyling changes and lemurs
What's up in the Waikato — short and sweet.
'Go f*** yourself': Mayor's salty email reply
Fiery language was in response to increased aggression directed at council staff.
Bagpipes, bad singing: The sounds irking a city and which suburb complained most
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