Bat colony causes Gympie council to consider property buyback scheme
A growing flying fox population in a residential area has a regional council considering a property buyback scheme…
Pāpāmoa residents call chip seal resurfacing ‘road vandalism’
Pāpāmoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chairman Philip Brown said residents of Santa Monica Drive, Montego Drive, Santa Barbara…
Island Bay fire: Large blaze at two Wellington properties, residents affected by smoke
Incident Controller Mike Dombroski said at one stage, the fire also spread to nearby vegetation but was extinguished.…
Bay of Plenty flood risk: Research shows almost 63,000 residents live in exposed areas
The research showed 1770km of roads, 1140km of stormwater pipes, and 23% of the region’s electricity sites are…
Crews battle fire at old Fitzherbert Tavern in Palmerston North, residents told to stay inside
“If you live nearby, close your windows and doors and stay inside if possible to avoid the smoke.”…
Police attending standoff in Maitai, Nelson; nearby residents evacuated
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Rotorua residents confront man after playground defecation incident
Wharekura said just as that commotion started, another resident, who was “7ft and huge”, came out of a…
Local election 2025: Whangārei Heads leads district in voter turnout
Whangārei Heads Citizens Association deputy chairwoman Jan Boyes said she was not surprised at the area scoring the…
Rocket Lab launches satellite at dawn, stargazers mystified by strange cloud
From Whangārei, down to Auckland, Hawke’s Bay and Tauranga, people shared photos of the cloud and its long,…
Tauranga residents say Pāpāmoa Beach Rd traffic noise ‘unbearable’
Coetzee has lived there for a year and said the road noise was “absolutely crazy”. Her windows were…
Hamilton City Council urges residents to keep boiling water as Rototuna schools shut
The notice affected about 12,000 Rototuna properties, after the positive test for E. coli during routine testing. The…
Rotorua pensioner housing residents unhappy with council’s new partnership
The move was aimed at reducing the cost to the general ratepayer and improving the quality of pensioner…