New Zealand
Luxury Waiheke vineyard found guilty of noise breach, could be fined up to $600k
The vineyard was earlier acquitted after blaming noise readings on 'chirping crickets'.
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Claire Trevett: Govt's fast-track backdown delivers a nod to critics but not a buckling
COMMENT: Ministers lose the power to decide fast-track projects, but still have influence.
Ministers lose sign-off powers in backdown on Fast-track Approvals Bill
Chris Bishop, Shane Jones and Simeon Brown will no longer have final approval powers.
Pink filled hotels - now Eden Park wants to double concert events
'Having a performer of this calibre play at Eden Park was a huge win for Auckland.'
'Surprise, intrigue' at three-home building which appears as one
Could this be a new prototype for terraced housing on medium-density Auckland sites?
'Dirty water': Kiwifruit orchard earthworks contaminate stream
Three Bay of Plenty companies have been fined for earthwork consent breaches.
Property Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens
'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.
So much, so fast, all at once: Govt moves at breathtaking pace on housing market
Massive reforms are under way: what do people think, what's the reaction, what effect?
Farmer fined $98,000 after clearing native bush to sell as firewood
An ecologist noticed indigenous forest had been cleared and reported it.
NRC cracks down on defiant firelighter
A Northland council has been granted a court order to stop a resident lighting fires.
Opinion: Does the Fast-track Approvals Bill hand too much power to three ministers?
OPINION: Bill widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three ministers.
Meet the Government’s 'independent' fast-track consenting advisors, their connections and interests
The fast-track consenting panel advising ministers, and their connections and interests.
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
Letters: David Seymour out of his depth on school lunch debate
OPINION: Also in today's letters – rubbish council comms; that NZDF plane versus ferries.
Gisborne letters: Mining not the answer, Grey St mobility park
OPINION: As Sir David Attenborough once said: 'We have a finite environment – the planet.'
Matthew Hooton: NZ must mine its way out of economic ruin
OPINION: New Zealand has put itself on a path to bankruptcy since 2008.
'Obviously deliberate': Landlords illegally piped human waste to riverside drain
The offending continued for nearly four years despite orders to stop.
Letters: I'm nearly 80 – and ready to change for the planet's sake
OPINION: 'Our Government is intent on doing what we as a country have always done.'
Andrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capital
OPINION: There is opportunity to leverage KiwiSaver for homegrown businesses.
Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St
OPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'
Mining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track bill
It comes just days after thousands marched in Auckland against the bill.
Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.
'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill
It comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.
Court appearances for Gisborne forestry companies
Samnic Forest Management, Forest Management Solutions 'highly culpable'.
Act says 'drill baby, drill' as Govt unveils new mining strategy
Jones says mining could be 'a vehicle for New Zealand’s transformation'.
Kiwi music stars fight against gold mine plan beneath conservation land
It could be among the first such projects approved under Govt bill.
Hazard-prone development likely under fast-track law, insurers and engineers warn
Continued building in flood-prone areas is a 'highly likely' result, submitters warn.
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
Chasing millions: Appeal 'likely' as High Court gives council more time
Extension given as council chases $20.5m+ after selling part-built carpark for $1.