Poll: How do you feel about Garden Place?
Senior city councillor and CBD resident Ewan Wilson says people are showering in the Garden Place fountains and wants more action on that and other anti-social behaviour in the central city.
“We’ve lost control of Garden Place,” he said during a strategic growth and district committee meeting, which was discussing the central city transformation programme.
How do you feel about Garden Place?
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7% It's fine
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77.5% Something needs to change
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15.5% It depends when you go
Roadworks on SH1 between Hampton Downs and Rangiriri
From 7 to 18 December, there will be night-time closures on SH1 between Hampton Downs and Rangiriri (Sundays to Thursdays, 9pm to 5am) to carry out wire rope barrier maintenance. Please expect delays when travelling through this area.
Poll: Should we be giving the green light to new mining projects? 💰🌲
The Environmental Protection Authority announced this week that a proposed mine in Central Otago (near Cromwell) is about to enter its fast-track assessment process. A final decision could come within six months, and if it’s approved, construction might start as early as mid-2026.
We want to know: Should mining projects like this move ahead?
Keen to dig deeper? Mike White has the scoop.
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53.1% Yes
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46.9% No
Hospital ED new location of interest in measles spread
Waikato Hospital’s Emergency Department is the latest location of interest for measles.
Two separate days in the last week were listed on Health NZ’s website on Friday morning as a place where someone with measles was known to have visited.
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