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Newsroom
Local government leaders welcome official work on new tools to address 'funding crisis' for councils, ahead of the coming month's independent review. Jonathan Milne reports.
RNZ
Known for outlet stores and speciality shops, Ōtaki was also famous as a traffic bottle neck. The new expressway has killed the town - or it's a win-win - depending on who you talk to.
RNZ
Some Christchurch residents are reportedly at "breaking point" and battling mental health issues as the Bromley wastewater plant saga and smell lingers on.
Newshub
Councillors can now go above the amount ratepayers were told would be the maximum.
Inside Government NZ
The Commerce Commission has today launched its Rural Connectivity Study with the goal of painting a detailed picture of the rural telecommunications market. The Study will examine the connectivity options available to rural communities, businesses and farmers, beyond the national UFB fibre footprint, and how these are performing. Following the successful roll-out of fibre to […]
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is looking to further intensify urban environments, in part to provide more housing choices. The council...
Māori Television
A new chapter in the relationship between the Ruapehu District Council and Ngāti Rangi iwi has begun with the signing of a new relationship agreement.
RNZ
Civil Defence teams will be out at first light assessing the damage caused by flash flooding at Waihi Beach that forced up to 50 people from their homes.
Newsroom
Newsroom has learned the number of properties being considered for managed retreat after the Auckland anniversary weekend floods – but neither the council nor insurers is willing to pick up the final bill. Jonathan Milne reports.
RNZ
A quarter of the resort's houses are empty, but people arriving for work are being offered places with literal holes in the ceilings.
Newsroom
Auckland Council's proposed budget cuts might look okay on paper, but when the weeds start taking over and the council fails to meet its own emissions targets, we’ll be left with an even bigger – and costlier – mess to clean up, writes Carl Morgan.
Newsroom
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is rubbing shoulders this weekend with mayors from cities like New Orleans, Santiago and Mombasa at the World Climate Industry Expo in Busan
Newsroom
The troubled Gore council looks to call in a legal-political-media troubleshooter to restore order, Vaneesa Bellew reports
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
A Māori-focused zero waste group says a Kaipara District Council feasibility study for a waste-to-energy incinerator goes against Māori-values of protecting the environment and people. Jacqui Forbes of Para Kore says if the incinerator goes ahead, it could lead to […]
Stuff
Stephen Parry has been embroiled in controversy around bullying claims and the breakdown of his working relationship with mayor Ben Bell.
RNZ
New maps showing areas where extreme coastal flooding could occur aim to fill gaps for places that do not have this data available.
Inside Government NZ
An $8 million boost to New Zealand Māori Tourism will help operators insulate themselves for the future, Minister of Māori Development, Willie Jackson said today. Spread over the next four years, the Minister said the investment acknowledges the on-going challenges faced by the industry and the significant contribution Māori make to tourism in Aotearoa. It […]
Inside Government NZ
Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown, this week announced the first phase of a programme to turn around Auckland’s flailing public transport patronage. As part of the first phase of the plan, the Mayor will include in his final budget proposal an immediate $20 million injection for public transport to: Mayor Brown said the $20 million package […]
Schumacher Center for a New Economics
Alfa Demmellash of Rising Tide Capital, Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies, and Kate Poole of Chordata Capital discuss innovative ways to move money and resources toward enduring community wealth-building. Nwamaka Agbo of Kataly Foundation moderates.
Māori Television
7:00am, Thursday 25 May 2023. By Mare Haimona-Riki Facebook Twitter Email Link Share URL Copy URL
The Conversation
Areas of Danish towns and cities with fewer people and more cars come with a higher risk of depression.
www.abc.net.au
From using AI to create more beautiful versions of existing streets to harnessing machine learning to help cities respond to climate change, emerging technology is helping shape the future of our public spaces.
Stuff
Hot pools in the region would be a "great synergy" with the Brook Waimārama sanctuary, a councillor suggests.
RNZ
More than 500 job losses have been confirmed at Auckland Council and its agencies as part of Mayor Wayne Brown's cost-cutting budget.
NZ Herald
CRL boss reluctant to say when the mega-project will open for passengers.
www.engineeringnz.org
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