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Air force base seeks consent to use coal-fired boilers for another 35 years
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Won t solve the problem : Ardern pours cold water on National s housing proposal
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Claire Trevett: The Speaker s dangerous but necessary empire-building
14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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OPINION: The Speaker s announcement of a plan to build a few new castles at Parliament brings to mind the old saying of a stitch in time saving nine: and the tailor in question is NZ First leader Winston Peters.
The Speaker s proposal to build three new office blocks on Parliament s grounds resurrects (and expands) a previous proposal signed off in 2016 by then Speaker David Carter.
Carter s proposal was to have cost about $100 million but was scotched by NZ First leader Winston Peters as part of his coalition negotiations with Labour in 2017.
Tauranga marae calls for Govt action over groundwater contamination
13 Apr, 2021 07:00 AM
6 minutes to read
Whareroa Marae s environment manager Joel Ngātuere. Photo / George Novak
Whareroa Marae s environment manager is calling for urgent Government action over ongoing concerns about heavy industry contaminants in the area.
Yesterday the Bay of Plenty Regional Council confirmed it was investigating reports that PFAS compounds had been recorded in groundwater in Mount Maunganui s industrial area, on a site near the marae.
PFAS are a large group of man-made compounds that have widely used globally in a range of consumer and industrial applications.
The regional council s general manager of regulatory services Sarah Omundsen said the council was acting quickly to gain a fuller picture of the issue.
Residents concerned about impact of new Auckland homes that look like prison cells
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