Police link spate of burglaries, fires
A spate of burglaries and two fires in the Gemmells Crossing area over the last week are being treated as a series.
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North Otago Anzac Day services
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Intrepid My Adventure Store has an 11-day tour of Sicily.
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Working together gets results
Lake Rotorua is an inspiring story of farmers, the community and local council doing their bit to get the lake's water quality going in the right direction. As a result it has hit agreed water quality targets decades before it was thought possible.
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The Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme will give Central Hawke's Bay farmers the confidence to invest in infrastructure for their farming future
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Small but well formed
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Appeal against leaky home time limit goes to Supreme Court
In a test case that could affect thousands of leaky home owners, an Auckland couple have been granted leave for a Supreme Court appeal against a Weathertight Homes Tribunal decision. John and Helen Osborne's claim against Auckland Council was deemed ineligible because it was lodged after the 10-year time limit for leaky homes claims. But the Osbornes have argued the 10-year clock should have started when the code compliance certificate was issued, rather than when construction ended. That would make their claim, and potentially thousands of others, eligible to be heard by the Tribunal. The…
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