Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese has declared a state of emergency after the Maitai river in Nelson East breached its banks as heavy rain continues to sweep acros
The new SNA map captures 95 per cent of all private land on the West Coast, according to Westland Mayor Bruce Smith. It also includes DOC stewardship land, which will skew the independent evaluation of that land that s supposed to be getting under way, Smith told the meeting. We are now up to 91.5 per cent of Westland controlled by DOC or other protection . we should not receive this report - it takes away property rights without consent.
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Tāmati Tiananga of Te Ao Mārama speaks with Kuia Hine Puru, daughter of the famous mana wahine, and kuia from Te Tai Tokerau, Māori rights activist Dame Whina Cooper.
Some property owners in Reefton are in for whopping rate increases of more than 200 percent if the Buller District Council adopts a proposed new rating formula.