NewsBank (Whanganui Chronicle)
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Targets not realistic during axe-swinging COMMENT
I grew up in a South Auckland house that was always full of visitors. My mum was the local GP and my dad a local councillor. On Sunday afternoons, our neighbours would sit at the kitchen counter working through problems for their kids, their health and local parks and streams.
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Council ‘missing link’ in reserve upgrade project
Agroup dedicated to upgrading the William Birch Reserve is pressing on despite not receiving funding from the Whanganui District Council.
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Lights get message to turn on
Street lights were out across parts of Whanganui last Sunday, with Whanganui District Council receiving multiple after-hours calls.
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Tūroa iwi angry at being frozen out of decisions over mountain
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka earlier this month agreed to give Pure Tūroa Ltd a 10-year concession to operate the Tūroa ski field but local iwi are still cross they have been frozen out of decisions over the mountain’s future.
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Lake Alice tower damage ‘upsetting’ Former psychiatric hospital survivors want vandalism to stop
Vandalism of Rangitīkei’s Lake Alice water tower has prompted one survivor of the former psychiatric hospital to call for the “disturbing” behaviour to stop.
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Warriors sign prize recruit
The Warriors have announced the singing of James Fisher-Harris.
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TOMORROW’S DOGS
Whanganui GRC, J9
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Celebrating the best of times
As a young athlete once said to me, “a world record is just some guy’s personal best”.
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Two years’ worthof rain in 24 hours
The United Arab Emirates was inundated by downpours and submerged in flooding yesterday brought on by the equivalent of about two years’ worth of rain.
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Fraser off to Utah for a record fee
New Zealand international Macey Fraser has been sold to Utah Royals, from the Wellington Phoenix.
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Wire service error causes dip in NZ dollar
A mistake by financial news wire Bloomberg when reporting the consumers price index prompted selling in the New Zealand dollar, with the currency rebounding when the correct number came out.
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Farm plans to be reviewed
The Government is reviewing the rollout of freshwater farm plans and says work already under way in some regions could be halted.
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COMMENT It’s time for an arts and creative sector strategy
I was initially resistant to the idea often suggested to me that the Government should deliver an arts strategy.
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Top netballers put on notice
New rules saw more 2-minute suspensions dished out in one round of netball’s ANZ Premiership on the weekend than across an entire typical season.
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Report into aged care concerning
Major risks to the future of New Zealand’s aged care sector have been highlighted in a damning report released by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora.
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Fall in inflation not as good as it looks
Economists warn that the big fall in New Zealand’s annual inflation rate, from 4.7 to 4 per cent, is masking sticky pricing for non-tradeable goods and services.
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EDITORIAL Wellington’s mega tunnel is surely just a pipe dream
Picture the scene: a capital city with pedestrianised streets, bustling shops, affordable housing sprinkled through inner laneways while a mega underground tunnel diverts noisy traffic away.
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Government opening door to foreign buyers — Labour
The Labour Party says the Government is opening the door to more foreigners buying land here — with changes made to the way applications are handled.
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HOT TOPICS
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NZ an export economy? Yeah right
Kiwis like to think New Zealand is an exporting economy — a new report shakes up that idea, saying the facts show we just “aspire” to be one.
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‘A dark day for Kiwi kids’
The Government promises savings found through cutting jobs, slashing back-office spending and functions, and culling several work programmes in some areas will be re-invested into the front line, across a number of agencies.
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Wellington, Marlborough head electric aircraft charge
Air New Zealand has selected Wellington and Marlborough Airports as the bases for its first all-electric aircraft.
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MPs getting death threats — study
Harassment and abuse directed at our politicians is rising and becoming increasingly disturbing, while female MPs are at “significantly higher risk” of receiving threats of sexual violence, a university study shows.
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Mall stabbing victim had been talking to partner; when he rang her back, there was no answer
One of the victims of the Sydney mall stabbing rampage was on the phone to her boyfriend when the attack happened.
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‘ASTOUNDING QUANTITIES’
By the time he was 25, Auckland resident Louis Hall had developed a knack for business that some might say was beyond his years.
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EDITORIALNew bond offers paws for thought not answers
The Government yesterday announced it will introduce a pet bond with the goal of making it easier for people in New Zealand to find rental accommodation for themselves and their furry friends.
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Rainbow crossing repair payout sees man avoid conviction
An Auckland man married to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s granddaughter has pleaded guilty to vandalising the rainbow pedestrian crossing on Auckland’s Karangahape Rd.
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Car smash victim transferred to capital
A person critically injured in a car crash in Whanganui has been transferred to Wellington Hospital.
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Kiwi Ukrainians send wheelchairs and beds to war hospitals
A group of Ukrainian New Zealanders have sent a container filled with 10 hospital beds, 200 wheelchairs, eight electric wheelchairs and 10 walking frames to the war-torn country.
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Gangster’s guilty plea to shooting
A senior patched Tribesmen member has pleaded guilty to shooting his own gang’s boss, just minutes before his attempted murder trial was set to begin.