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Santa is coming to town: Parades in south Auckland
15 Nov 2024Parades will be held in Māngere, Papakura, Papatoetoe and Pukekohe.
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Artists transform Māngere Library’s derelict graffiti wall
14 Nov 2024Once an underused display and a target for graffiti, the canvas now hosts one of the town's art projects.
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Timetable for south Auckland train station finalised for February
12 Nov 2024Trains will start operating at the Pukekohe Train Station as early as 5.10am on weekdays and 6.10am on weekends and holidays.
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Horse rider pleads for support to keep them safe on roads
7 Nov 2024A nationwide campaign to have horse riders officially recognised as vulnerable road users has been offered some support.
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Southern council speeding problem
5 Nov 2024Three councils' work cars caught speeding more than 1400 times with one driver clocked 41km/h over the posted limit.
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Mayor hits back at online comments about staff
5 Nov 2024Comments were made on social media in response to posts on Tauranga's marine precinct.
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New animal shelter for south Auckland
8 Nov 2024Auckland's three other shelters are full or over-capacity, with more than 8000 dogs impounded in the last year.
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Country’s largest solar farm prepares to power up, as green waste piles up
7 Nov 2024A large Canterbury solar farm is gearing up to increase the power output in the district, but it's also creating a massive jump in green waste.
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Council backtracks in mobile sauna stoush
6 Nov 2024The deputy mayor has admitted he went away and did some homework.
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Bluey and the new 'elves' to debut at Auckland's Santa Parade
6 Nov 2024Auckland's Santa Parade will celebrate its 91st year with a well-known Australian pup making her first appearance.
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Why this councillor wears a Mickey Mouse shirt to meetings
6 Nov 2024Councillor Mark Vincent, from Whakapirau, says he is part of "an increasingly Mickey Mouse outfit" at the Kaipara District Council.
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‘Flooding nightmare’ for Tāneatua tamariki
6 Nov 2024A Tāneatua early childhood centre has now suffered three floods in as many years and its owners say the town's stormwater system is failing residents.
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Wairoa showgrounds could be turned into floodway to protect town
6 Nov 2024A plan has been devised to unleash the Wairoa River in periods of heavy rain through land near North Clyde, fixing a troublesome kink in the river that failed the suburb in Cyclone Bola and Gabrielle.
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Fast tracking for much needed flood protection work
6 Nov 2024The project is aimed at protecting vulnerable Māngere communities which are currently highly prone to flooding.
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'Twerps' or trailblazers? Youth council stays resilient
4 Nov 2024A plan to give the Hastings Youth Council voting rights on council subcommittees caused a storm in a bouncy castle teacup.
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Nelson mayor hits back at fluoride 'disinformation'
3 Nov 2024Nelson's mayor has hit back at "disinformation" being spread on social media about fluoride in the city's water.
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From tired to jazzed up: Gisborne’s main street’s spring clean
4 Nov 2024Ex-district councillor of 10 years Meredith Akuhata-Brown, along with two other volunteers, are facilitating a "spring clean" of Gisborne's city CBD, supported by Gisborne District Council, artists…
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South Auckland youth win award for diverting 1.5 tonnes of waste from landfills
2 Nov 2024The trio won the Rangatahi Leadership award at this year's Tāmaki Makaurau Waste Awards for repurposing food waste from local shops.
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'Ray of hope': New cycle trail opens on Ruapehu
4 Nov 2024"We've had a rough time over the last 12 months. At a time like this, the opening of Te Ara Mangawhero is much needed," the district's mayor says.
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'We deserve the same': Million-dollar investment reverses years of under-funding
2 Nov 2024A Pacific community leader is lauding the improvement of parks in South Auckland.
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Rag monster found in Napier pipes
31 Oct 2024Halloween is here, but the scariest monster in Napier has been lurking underground all this time.
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Mayor at odds with council over Bluff wastewater changes
31 Oct 2024Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark says he would rather operate Bluff's wastewater network on an expired consent than "gallop ahead" of water reforms.
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West Coast Regional Council has 'no right' to exclude councillor from meetings
31 Oct 2024Allan Birchfield has been censured since last year but can still attend council meetings, LGNZ principle advisor says.
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The council with not a single representative aged under 30
30 Oct 2024With just one year until the next local government elections, getting more young people elected is a challenge across the country and Tasman is no different.
![Richmond Youth Councillors Jack Hall (14) and Bonnie Hughes (15) said it was "vital" to listen to the voice of young people. Photo: Max Frethey. [via LDR single use only]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--EyVhXxzK--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1730248050/4KHI1E8_Jack_Hall_and_Bonnie_Hughes_scaled_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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