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May 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wahine Murch, Te Papamārearea Ward Councillor. Supplied / LDR When Te Papamārearea (Taupō Māori ward) councillors Ngahuia Foreman and Wahine Murch swore their official oaths last year, they knew their first term would be their last. The same election that brought them into council chambers included a referendum in which more ... <a title="Taupō councillors see future without their council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/taupo-councillors-see-future-without-their-council/" aria-label="Read more about Taupō councillors see future without their council">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ten-year-old male hunting dog, Marley, was euthanised after being impounded for not being registered. LDR / supplied A homeless woman’s dog impounded during a police and council operation has been put down despite public offers to pay for his registration. Tauranga City Council acknowledged there were offers but claimed the dog’s ... <a title="Council defends putting down homeless woman’s dog despite public offers to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/council-defends-putting-down-homeless-womans-dog-despite-public-offers-to-help/" aria-label="Read more about Council defends putting down homeless woman’s dog despite public offers to help">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bay View resident Robert Best says finding ways to cut back spending to pay for rates is hard on a fixed income. LINDA HALL / LDR A Bay View lifestyle block owner says he feels as if he is being forced from his land by another proposal by Napier City Council ... <a title="‘Forced off the land’: Lifestyle block owner hits out at Napier’s plan to make rates ‘fairer’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/forced-off-the-land-lifestyle-block-owner-hits-out-at-napiers-plan-to-make-rates-fairer/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forced off the land’: Lifestyle block owner hits out at Napier’s plan to make rates ‘fairer’">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waka hourua travel under Te Matau a Pohe in 2019 during a pōwhiri as part of the national Tuia Encounters 250 celebrations marking 250 years since the first onshore encounters between Māori and Europeans in New Zealand. NZME Whangārei’s $32m Te Matau a Pohe bascule bridge is to be closed for ... <a title="Cracks found inside giant ‘fishhooks’ of famous Whangārei bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/cracks-found-inside-giant-fishhooks-of-famous-whangarei-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about Cracks found inside giant ‘fishhooks’ of famous Whangārei bridge">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Environment Canterbury says the Canterbury Regional Coastal Environment Plan covers the entire coastline from the Kaikōura district in the north to the Waitaki River in the south. The Kaikōura coast is pictured. David Hill / North Canterbury News Canterbury’s regional council says it is continuing to address coastal protection rules, but ... <a title="ECan says coastal protection a priority despite planning handbrake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/ecan-says-coastal-protection-a-priority-despite-planning-handbrake/" aria-label="Read more about ECan says coastal protection a priority despite planning handbrake">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gisborne District Council agreed to purchase land at 275 Lytton Rd for $6.65 million (loan-funded) last year, with plans for a possible Regional Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Centre. Wynsley Wrigley Gisborne is a step closer to taking control of regional waste, but some district councillors expressed “discomfort” over the process. ... <a title="Gisborne councillors back waste hub site despite mana whenua opposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/14/gisborne-councillors-back-waste-hub-site-despite-mana-whenua-opposition/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne councillors back waste hub site despite mana whenua opposition">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand SUPPLIED / GWRC It will be more expensive to travel on Wellington’s public transport later this year. The Greater Wellington Regional Council voted on Thursday to hike Metlink’s base fare by 3.1 percent and slash the off-peak discount from 30 percent to 20 percent but the changes will start only after ... <a title="Metlink fares to rise by 3.1 percent, off-peak discount drops again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/metlink-fares-to-rise-by-3-1-percent-off-peak-discount-drops-again/" aria-label="Read more about Metlink fares to rise by 3.1 percent, off-peak discount drops again">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celia Wade-Brown. Supplied One of the Wellington region’s longest-serving politicians and best-known environmentalists has announced she will retire from politics later this year. Green Party list MP and former Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown announced her retirement today, saying she would not be contesting the November election. “Having served as a Green ... <a title="Green MP Celia Wade-Brown to stand down at election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/green-mp-celia-wade-brown-to-stand-down-at-election/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP Celia Wade-Brown to stand down at election">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand manages 15,000ha of forest plantations across Wairarapa and says it has a detailed plan to mitigate forest fire risk. LDR / Supplied A small forest fire outside Masterton on Tuesday highlighted the increased risk of forest fires in the region. Although the Bideford blaze was quickly extinguished, Wairarapa’s ... <a title="Many of Wairarapa’s recent forest fires began in old burn piles, Fire and Emergency says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/many-of-wairarapas-recent-forest-fires-began-in-old-burn-piles-fire-and-emergency-says/" aria-label="Read more about Many of Wairarapa’s recent forest fires began in old burn piles, Fire and Emergency says">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Austin Oliver and Angus Robson at the cordoned off entrance to a once popular walking track. LDR/SUPPLIED About 100 people crowded into the Whakatāne District Council chambers on Wednesday in a show of support for the restoration of Ōhope Beach’s iconic West End walkway. A second meeting room with video and ... <a title="Health and safety paralysis holding back walkway – volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/health-and-safety-paralysis-holding-back-walkway-volunteers/" aria-label="Read more about Health and safety paralysis holding back walkway – volunteers">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand No mow trials at Carterton’s parks aim to encourage more wild flowers to grow, helping the area’s ecosystems. LDR / Stuff A Wairarapa council’s climate-change adaptation programme is showing early signs of success. From no-mow trials in public parks, to soft plastic recycling and addressing water processing issues, Carterton council is ... <a title="No mow trials, recycled bags: Carterton’s push for climate adaption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/no-mow-trials-recycled-bags-cartertons-push-for-climate-adaption/" aria-label="Read more about No mow trials, recycled bags: Carterton’s push for climate adaption">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Marlborough mayor Nadine Taylor said that council may struggle to renew key infrastructure such as roading under the Government’s proposed rates cap. LDR / Supplied The government’s proposed rates cap could put future core infrastructure projects at risk, Marlborough mayor Nadine Taylor says. The government has proposed capping rates rises at ... <a title="Rates cap puts future infrastructure projects at risk, Marlborough mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/rates-cap-puts-future-infrastructure-projects-at-risk-marlborough-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Rates cap puts future infrastructure projects at risk, Marlborough mayor says">Read more</a>
