Ikea’s Hawke’s Bay pine tree expansion sparks fears residents will be left to pay
‘Dumbest thing NZ has done in agriculture’ To better understand the scale of this land-use change, Pōrangahau farmer…
Car crashes into Grafton, Auckland home jolting neighbours awake
The car was towed away leaving the front room of the Grafton villa exposed. Photo / Sylvie Whinray…
Govt’s retirement village reforms risk two-tier system, residents say
She and her family had invested time and energy lobbying politicians during the review of the Retirement Act…
Government reforming retirement village sector after 11,000 submissions
A process for former residents to apply for early access to funds in situations of specific need;Interest must…
How Bay of Plenty residents ended up with the new demonym ‘Boppers’
Boppies, Bayites, Bopites, Papamoaites and Former Aucklanders were some of the suggestions. He said it was good to…
Waipori Falls residents fear for safety after gunshot and pet’s disappearance
While other residents did not report hearing the shot, Daniel Williamson said the incident raised concern in the…
Tauranga residents told to fund asphalt if they want to avoid chipseal resurfacing
Pāpāmoa residents have complained that chipseal makes roads noisier, rougher and less durable, and that some roads set…
Residents and rowers riled up over Tauranga Harbour pontoon plan
The council said the pontoon would reduce the response time in an emergency from two hours to 15…
Gated retirement village on Auckland’s North Shore bans electric cars due to ‘safety’, move slammed as ‘silly’
“So they had a couple of presentations where they tried to scare us to death with pictures of…
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.…