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East Coast Community Organisation (ECCO) secretary
Caption:Chris Wilson says the Kaikōura District Council needs to consider more than one option when planning its future viability.Photo credit:Chloe Ranford / LDRChief executive Angela Oosthuizen says the council will not look at amalgamation or a boundary change as part of a review of its operations.Chloe Ranford / LDRLDR
Protect Our Unique Coastline members Miriama Teahipuhia Allen (L) and Sharon Raynor standing at Óhau point, one of the stopping areas they oppose.
Kaikōura iwi marched marched from Mangamaunu Bay to the district council to protest plans for a cycleway.
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)
Les Mills Snr.
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)