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Caption:Some homeowners in Kekerengu and Clarence are worried their local council is no longer viable, in the aftermath of the Kaikōura earthquake.Photo credit:Supplied / YouTubeKaikōura District Council chief executive Angela Oosthuizen says the council will not consider a boundary change, despite a recent push from residents.Chloe Ranford / LDRKaikōura’s ratepayer region would be cut almost in half if residents north of Ohau Point, or the red line, were absorbed by the Marlborough District Council.Supplied / Kaikoura District Council
The Ward Town Hall is the hub of the rural community.
The 1915 locomotive Passchendaele operates the tourism train Marlborough Flyer.
Russ Van Dissen in the Kēkerengū Fault line rupture.
Tauranga City Council has created a fund for Papakāinga housing to address the barriers to developments getting “shovel-ready”.
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell and Rotorua Airport chief executive Nicole Brewer have had their say on a disputed road upgrade with NZTA. Photo / NZME
End of Life: The public toilets at the Boon Street Bus Station will be replaced thanks to funding from NZTA. File Photo (Boon Street Toilets in Stock Shots)
Alana Ruakere says Taranaki is working together to be ready to help train medical students (Supplied - Tui Ora)
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Kororā, or white-flippered penguins have been on the property of a Banks Peninsula farming family in Flea Bay for years.
About 460 homes in Ngāwi, Lake Ferry, Whāngaimoana and Cape Palliser were cut off when the Tūranganui Bridge was washed out by flood waters on 26 June 2026.
FOXBOROUGH - Kylian Mbappe of France during the FIFA 2026 World Cup Group I match between Norway and France at Boston Stadium on June 26, 2026, in Foxborough, United States. MAURICE VAN STEEN / ANP (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)