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'It really is okay to not be okay': Award recognises quarry leader’s empathy
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (79+ words) NZ Herald Latest from Rotorua Daily Post 'Chur': Rough sleeper happy free CBD laundry and shower service saved Te Taumata o Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake has thrown the service a one-year financial lifeline. Be prepared for aftershocks, increased chance of…...
Climate report warns business must accelerate emissions cuts | Herald NOW Business
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (817+ words) University of Auckland Department of Cancer Sciences head Dr Ben Lawrence unveils his vision for a cutting-edge cancer centre. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY Satellite-to-mobile coverage - Starlink, AST SpaceMobile, Amazon all chasing a bigger slice of the market. Chris Keall, Herald…...
Who will really end up paying for fast-tracked projects?
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (577+ words) The Fast-track Approvals Act has been in force since December 2024 - sold as a simpler, faster way to get projects moving. Since then, it’s been tied to everything from new homes to aquaculture, farming projects, roads and public transport, but it’s…...
A cheaper, faster way to create new advanced materials (and maybe solve world conflicts)
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (803+ words) TOP party leader Qiulae Wong is with The Front Page to talk about the party’s momentum, and whether this is finally the year TOP crosses the line into Parliament. The Waitaha river hydro scheme, its supporters say, will bring energy…...
Court steps in as quarry control fight grinds on
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (756+ words) A dispute involving former Whangārei mayor Stan Semenoff, his son Alexander and business partners over control of a quarry business is unlikely to be resolved until a full court hearing later this year or early 2027. The dispute emerged in a…...
'Hard to believe': Quarry owner loses $4.2m council payout after Supreme Court ruling
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (792+ words) Quarry owner Malcolm James (Jimmy) Daisley's long-running legal battle with Whangārei District Council has ended with the Supreme Court overturning a $4.2m damages award. A quarry owner’s two-decade legal battle with Whangārei District Council over alleged negligence has largely ended in…...
Former Beehive staffer used private email to receive climate doc, Hipkins says 'stinks to high heaven"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (710+ words) Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s office has admitted a former staffer received a digital copy of a document from Fonterra that lobbied to change climate change legislation. The document was sent to the private email account of the now-former staffer, a…...
Lack of customers forces Bathurst to pause Rotowaro coal mine expansion plans
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1071+ words) By Kate Newton of RNZ Plans for a fast-tracked mine expansion in Waikato have paused, because the mine’s owners do not know if they can sell the coal. Bathurst Resources said the entire Rotowaro mine – which employs about 200 people – could…...
Rio Tinto moves to restart fourth potline at Tīwai Pt smelter
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (539+ words) Rio Tinto plans to re-start line four at Tiwai Point. Rio Tinto and Contact Energy have done a deal to support the restart of the fourth aluminium potline at the Tīwai Point smelter. The parties have signed a non-binding letter…...
'Wasted effort': Port ordered to compensate iwi $298k for unpaid cultural labour
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (898+ words) A company that dragged local iwi and hapū through years of litigation only to walk away at the eleventh hour has been ordered to pay for the cultural work it failed to do itself. In a recently released Environment Court…...