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Unauthorised digging has effectively reinstated part of the closed track.

More than $3.5m is earmarked for wastewater upgrades across the district.

Green Party candidate Tania Waikato will also contest the Waiariki seat.

The court kept the authority but cut the housing area to under half the site.

Quayside’s investments delivered a $48m dividend, about 23% of council income.

Less than 28% of 250 submissions backed the baseline $7.58m spend or less.

Families returned to their beachfront homes after weekend evacuation orders were issued.

Staff say those with multiple registered dogs rarely cause any problems.

Two slips hit Herepuru Rd on March 27, one while council staff were on site.

Waimana and the Ōhope Beach Tavern carpark would be added to alcohol zones.

MetService's Braydon White says radar and local data showed almost no storm risk.

Government Better Off funding includes $250,000 to kickstart projects in Murupara.

A formal report later this year will spell out costs, savings and service levels.

Visitors could face $20 daily fees at Whakatāne's main boat ramp.

The sportfishing club will be relocated behind the new $2m floodwall.

Burials resumed at the historic urupā in 2003 after stopping in 1936.

Pressure tests suggest cold water leaks are cooling the geothermal supply.

Rates are set to rise 9.4% next year, despite calls for more relief.

The plan could deliver more than 2000 new housing lots at Awakeri.

The council will consult on easing CBD dog bans and tightening Ōhope Beach rules.

About 95% of those residents opposed replacing the smooth asphalt with chipseal.

Residents can now submit detailed repair plans for the damaged coastal track.

One October smash injured six people and sparked the safety campaign.