3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (473+ words) Northland couple Terry Corridan and Jill Lancaster can soon sleep a little easier after the removal of a stand of unstable redwood trees – nearly 15 months after authorities promised. The couple bought their home in July 2025 on the proviso that the…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1428+ words) A Gisborne home owner is using buckets and towels to collect water that’s leaking through a newly constructed roof in an ordeal she’s described as an “absolute nightmare”. Swinitha Brown, a registered nurse, said she and her husband decided to…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (284+ words) A familiar sign of summer in Hastings will be absent this year; there will be no hanging flower baskets in the city centre, Flaxmere and Mahora. There will be no baskets of flowers hanging from buildings and shop verandas in…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (509+ words) Another large retirement village has been announced for Havelock North as part of a $230 million project. Arvida has plans to build its second retirement village in Hawke’s Bay, less than 2km from its existing Mary Doyle retirement village in Havelock North,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (713+ words) The $175 million Simplicity Living development planned for 10 Morningside Drive will include 322 apartments and 78 car parks. A huge new 322-apartment development in Morningside will have just 78 car parks despite surrounding streets already being “effectively full”. Auckland Transport (AT) says parking in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (568+ words) Bird strike, noise from defence aircraft and flight testing at all hours of the day or night were points cited in an Environment Court ruling on a planned Auckland retirement village. Metlifecare, a nationwide, 38-village business, plans to build homes…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (868+ words) An almost 150-year-old Bunya Bunya tree at 167 Grange Rd, Otumoetai, is subject to a removal order authorised by Tauranga City Council's CEO. A nearly 150-year-old protected tree on an ex-mayor’s property faces the axe after Tauranga City Council ordered it…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (486+ words) The Dannevirke Deer Park is set to stay, after Tararua District Council unanimously voted to support a community-led proposal to take over its management. The deer park was established in 1969 and occupies approximately 1.84ha of the Dannevirke Lower Domain, with eight…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (720+ words) Pruning, whether a fruit tree, berry canes or a shrub, seems to be the one job most gardeners dislike. The reason being a lot of gardeners are not confident about what to cut and keep so it will crop well…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (422+ words) Teacher held crying 6-year-old on ground despite pleas to let him go Peter Newbold, General Manager Livestock & Real Estate for PGG Wrightson. Content brought to you by PGG Wrightson Real Estate Auckland homeowners looking to swap city living for a…...