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Proposed Marton industrial zone appealed 15 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Consultants were assessing the proposed site for a Marton rail hub in February. Photo / supplied Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron A plan change that could convert 40ha of rural land to a site for timber processing and a large rail yard has been appealed. Rangitīkei District Council wants to rezone 217ha of land between SH1, Makirikiri Rd and the main trunk rail line from rural to industrial. It was prompted by interest fr...

Deidre Otene, chief executive of Ngāpuhi's Te Kotahitanga E Mahi Kaha Trust, explains why Te Kona is so important in Kaikohe. An iwi-led digital, business and learning hub has been launched with the aim of combatting poverty and the digital divide in a small Northland town. The purpose-built hub, Te Kona, opened in the Far North’s Kaikohe on Friday with a pōwhiri. It is the work of Ngāpuhi’s Te Kotahitanga E Mahi Kaha Trust, which provides training, employment and business leadership to help Ngāpuhi people achieve tino rangatiratanga (independence). Denise Piper/Stuff Kaikohe’s di...

If the study confirms the project is workable, the PDU will provide a further $3.7m of loan funding to help pay for the construction of new water storage infrastructure. “Effectively any public financing (Crown and Local Government) that supports construction and ongoing operation would be ultimately funded by water users,” Hawke’s Bay Regional Council water security director Tom Skerman​ said. “This objective of the scheme is to offset the cumulative impacts of water users.” ​He said the state of lowland waterways in Heretaunga was a “pressing concern” for the region. ...

Source: New Zealand Government South Island regions hardest hit by the closure of international borders are the focus of a visit by Tourism and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash over the next two days. Mr Nash will visit Southland and Central Otago to discuss challenges facing regional economies. He will travel to Te Anau, Invercargill, Queenstown, Arrowtown and Cromwell. “I would like to hear first-hand from local mayors and councillors, small businesses, employers, community organisations and iwi about how they are responding to the impact of closed borders,” Mr Nash said. “I ...

Northland news in brief: Boxer to fight for national title; and pair arrested over burglary 11 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Kaitaia lightweight boxer Mea Motu will fight for a national title later this month. Northern Advocate Motu in the ring Kaitaia boxer Mea Motu, who is based in Auckland, will face Taranaki's Tania Reid for the NZ Professional Boxing Association's Lightweight title on March 26. For Motu, who trains out of Peach Boxing and is 5-0 as a professional, this will be the toughest and most important fight of her career to date especially since the pair have a history afte...