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Nearly four years after the PM promised a national memorial to Erebus victims, nothing has been created — other than resentment, anger and more grief.

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Press Release – Margaret Brough The choice by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern and Ministry of Culture and Heritage to locate the Erebus National Memorial on a Pā site in central Auckland has drawn the wrath of well over 11,500 people including Erebus families. The petition calls on the Prime Minister to stop planned construction and protect the whenua that is home to one of New Zealand’s largest urban Pōhutukawa. It was handed over on the steps of Parliament by Ms Margaret Bro...

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Thursday, 20 May 2021, 9:03 am The choice by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern and Ministry of Culture and Heritage to locate the Erebus National Memorial on a Pā site in central Auckland has drawn the wrath of well over 11,500 people including Erebus families. The petition calls on the Prime Minister to stop planned construction and protect the whenua that is home to one of New Zealand’s largest urban Pōhutukawa. It was handed over on the steps of Parliament by Ms Margaret Broug...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 8:53 am The developer of Waiheke’s Kennedy Point Marina has welcomed recommendations from an independent review of its approved plans completed by one of New Zealand’s penguin experts. Dr Leigh Bull found that whilst Kennedy Point Marina’s approved plans relating to the monitoring and management of kororā / little blue penguins during construction addressed its consent conditions, her review has highlighted ways in which the plans could be improved. The current p...

Four appointees join key Tauranga City council committee 12 May, 2021 02:21 AM 3 minutes to read Tauranga Council buildings. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times Four new appointments have been made to Tauranga City Councils Strategy, Finance and Risk Committee. Tauranga City Council said in a statement today the appointments meant the committee had reached its full complement of nine members. "Its well-placed to fulfil its roles of considering strategic issues, options and community impacts while...

Over the summer when Country Life visited, he joined the fight to save 180,000 hectare Molesworth Station from wilding pine infestation, one of the biggest threats to New Zealands largest farm. "When you look up and see this sea of little knee high seedlings, its a bit frustrating," Anzac said as he pulled on his gear. Its chilly in the early morning but a 30 degree day is ahead. The workers have to be prepared for all weathers in the high country. Caleb Saxton, a builder from Hokitika, said h...

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has today announced the approval of funding to deliver the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-one (Ngauranga to Petone) section of Te Ara Tupua, and the appointment of alliance partners to construct the new shared path. The Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One section will fill a missing link in the region’s walking and cycling network, and make cycling between Wellington and Lower Hutt a safe and attractive option. More people walking and cycling wi...

In a statement, Waka Kotahi said more than 700 cyclists currently made the trip between Ngauranga and Petone daily, and that number was expected to triple within the next decade. Patrick Morgan, of Cycling Action Network, said the estimate was a conservative one. “It will be an instant success. This is a reward for years and years of hard work by a lot of people,” he said. “It will be a transformational project, and we will wonder why we didn’t do it decades ago.” Morgan said t...