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Hauraki District Council eyes changes to bring in two Māori ward councillors

Hauraki District Council has voted to reduce by one the number of councillors per ward for the 2025 local government elections while standing by the decision...

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Jammies in June campaign back in Hauraki district for second year

Hauraki kids are in for a warm winter as Waihī resident Nathalie Visser kicks off her second Jammies in June campaign. Visser joined in on the nationwide...

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Fishing closures proposed for Hauraki Gulf to restore marine taonga species

Three iwi have applied for temporary fishing closures across three areas within the Hauraki Gulf. Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Ngāti Tamaterā are...

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Letters: Government's ferry call makes no sense; public sector leaders cave in; Hauraki Gulf needs urgent protection

Govt’s KiwiRail call makes no sense Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she thinks KiwiRail will be able to function without bespoke rail-capable ferries and...

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A 48m boat ran aground on my family's island in the Hauraki Gulf. It's the least of our worries - Sue Neureuter

OPINION: Last Tuesday dawned with a report that a 48-metre commercial fishing boat was now parked firmly on rocks adjacent to Motuhoropapa Island in The...

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Sea farmers set their sights on a bigger bounty

An ambitious plan to double Waikato aquaculture exports within 20 years has been given the thumbs-up by the Waikato Regional Council, with backing from...

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Ngāti Hako relieved maunga battle won't be appealed

Hauraki iwi Ngāti Hako is elated Waste Management NZ has chosen not to appeal last week’s Environment Court decision blocking any new landfill development on...

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Body pulled from Hauraki Gulf: Fisherman finds human remains in plastic bag

A fisherman has discovered a body floating in Auckland’s Gulf Harbour this afternoon. Police said they are at a reserve in Gulf Harbour this afternoon where...

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Britain's first attempt to colonise NZ revealed: Four Hauraki Gulf islands sold 14 years before Treaty of Waitangi

A historical document that reveals early colonisers buying islands in the Hauraki Gulf from Māori for “one double barrel gun, eight muskets and one barrel of...

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