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Residents along a closureprone state highway want to know how $75 million to be invested in its resilience will be spent. The money, announced in Budget 2026 yesterday, will be used to improve the resilience of State Highway 2 Waioweka...
Local Government New Zealand has welcomed funding in the Budget to incentivise growth for councils, while expressing disappointment at the lack of direct funding for the local government reform programme. Local Government New...
in unsafe positions, but the gorge has been dropping rocks on the road ever since it was put in. It’s a part of the gorge, “It’s a real hard one because when something major happens, obviously it’s got to be dealt with as quickly as they can, and...
The first girders have travelled up the coast from Napier as part of the State Highway 35 Hikuwai Bridge rebuild. The original bridge, north of Tolaga Bay, was damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. A temporary Bailey bridge had been in place...
Red cattle get their turn in the sales ring next Wednesday when Mokairau Herefords at Whāngārā and Wilencote Herefords at Ngātapa put their rising 2-year-olds up for sale. It will be the 40th on-farm sale at both studs. The Reeves family at...
Atalented teenager who started her swimming career in Gisborne has been named in the New Zealand team for the 2026 Tri Series in Western Australia from July 5-12. Holli Macdonald is to compete at the Tri Series involving teams of...