Rates due on Monday, but Northlanders are struggling
Northland council rates are due on Monday, but many are struggling to pay.
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Sacked council manager told to destroy documents he emailed to himself
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Wellington councillor accuses mayor of politically motivated attack
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New closing times ‘tough’ on Tauranga's CBD bars
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Emotional haka as council votes for Māori wards
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Tauranga commissioners appointment prompts apology from 'misleading' Govt dept
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