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Hauraki mayor reaffirms Māori wards for 2025 election
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Pipeline work halted after sacred site protest
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Damon Harvey: Hastings council debt spirals: $711 million forecast by 2030
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Bruce Cotterill: Luxon’s tough talk to councils — no more magic money tree
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Waipā welcomes new chief executive Stephanie O'Sullivan amid major council decisions
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Opinion: Gisborne letters on wastewater fix, damaged road, beneficiary control
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Mayor's message to keyboard warriors: Come for a cuppa
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Letters: Shallow politics in PM's council spending rebuke
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Gisborne letters on ward decision, forestry prosecutions, costs of greenery
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Goldsmith does things at pace, official tells Waitangi Tribunal hearing into foreshore and seabed decision
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'Only option': Council sells property to recover rates
The council said it is the first time in almost 20 years it has had to resort this action.
'Flawed': $1m pool set aside for thousands of Hawke's Bay residents, but only if they ask for it
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Strength in numbers: Mayor calls for council collaboration
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Leonie Hapeta: Why I voted against Palmy having a Māori ward
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Editorial: Luxon's stark message for councils to rein in spending comes at the right time
OPINION: The PM didn't mince his words when telling councils to watch their spending.
Changes to the government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: The PM's right - our mayors and councils are hopelessly out of touch
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Home owner has good excuse for not paying $317,000 rate debt on South Auckland home - he's dead
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Mayors felt 'like naughty kids' during PM's speech
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Sewage trucked away from hundreds of Auckland homes with no proper connection
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Steven Joyce: Long-term central and local govt partnerships key to getting infrastructure built
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Claire Trevett: Luxon's message to councils and banks was merciless, but great politics
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Tauranga City Council to consider fluoridation directive
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