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[ad_1] Meeting of the Tauranga City Council. Photo / Archive The local government minister has signaled her intentions to appoint a commission to address “major governance issues” at Tauranga City Council. Nanaia Mahuta confirmed in a statement today that the council had been informed of its intention to appoint a …

[ad_1] Police want photos and videos the public took of a house fire in East Auckland where a man died. Former soldier Wiremu Arapo, 27, died just two meters from the exit of the Minerva Tce rental property, Cockle Bay, while engulfed in flames on the night of October 20. …

[ad_1] Families who have paid deposits for Nido furniture are concerned now that the company has gone bankrupt. Photo / Michael Craig A family from South Auckland got their money back after this year’s border closure torpedoed a planned holiday in Thailand, but they may now have lost half again …

[ad_1] SUPPLIED The company behind Nido, a furniture and home goods superstore in West Auckland, is bankrupt. A retail expert says Swedish retail store Ikea might be interested in the site of the failed Nido Living superstore in west Auckland. The huge store, which has more than 100 employees, is …

[ad_1] The crashed gantry crane that killed Laboom Dyer at the Auckland ports container terminal in August 2018. Photo / Greg Bowker Ports of Auckland was fined $ 540,000 after a “systemic failure” to maintain and monitor a culture of compliance, which included operating a bonus scheme to reward workers …

[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Stuff The confused Tauranga City Council has been told to wait for a commissioner to step in to run its affairs, announced local government minister Nanaia Mahuta. The dysfunctional Tauranga City Council will have a designated commissioner to direct its affairs, the government announced. Local government …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Veteran pilot John Funnell wants to raise tens of thousands of dollars to fund the legal battle of a fellow pilot who was one of the first on the scene after the Whakaari eruption. Kahu Helicopters, Volcanic Air …

[ad_1] A woman struggling to return to New Zealand to see her terminally ill mother is welcoming a change of government that will make things easier for people in her position. However, it may be too late for her to say goodbye to her mother, she says. The criteria for …

[ad_1] The criteria for individuals making emergency requests for a managed isolation facility have been expanded to a new tier system, allowing a better opportunity for those with dying family members to enter. While New Zealand citizens with serious health problems will continue to have priority in “category one”, the …

[ad_1] Politics Dec. 3, 2020, 9:37 p.m.4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game New Zealand Covid-19 Resurgence: A Timeline of Events. Video / NZ Herald The government is expanding the circle of people who can apply for urgent travel to …