Articles by Kiri Gillespie
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National
Boomtime: The city bucking NZ's building consent 'slowdown'
Monday, 1 April 2024, 12:45pmFewer building consents are being granted as New Zealand grapples with a construction ‘slowdown’ - except for Rotorua. So...
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National
'Perfect sense': $147m hotel and conference centre poised for CBD
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 3:50pmA proposed $147 million nine-storey Tauranga hotel and conference centre is a step closer to reality as details of what it...
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National
Ex-councillor Murray Guy removed from council chambers
Monday, 21 August 2023, 10:45amFormer Tauranga City Councillor Murray Guy was removed from a tense and packed Tauranga City Council meeting today. Security...
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National
Funeral home fined $85k after cremation smoke 'invaded' homes, bodies
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 3:47pmA Tauranga funeral home convicted of illegal discharges of cremation smoke, which sickened and traumatised neighbours over...
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National
'Madness': Top developer hits out as thousands of homes held up
Monday, 24 July 2023, 12:22pmOne of Tauranga’s largest prioritised areas for housing growth is trapped in “the ultimate catch-22″, unable to deliver the...
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National
'Sorry': Monster trucks promoter cancels NZ gig after 's***hole' jibe
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 9:50pmThe promoter of the Monster Trucks Extreme tour hit with multiple complaints after its Tauranga show underwhelmed some punters...
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National
Permanent closure of Te Puna ‘rat run’ proposed
Monday, 27 February 2023, 8:57amThe permanent closure of Te Puna Station Rd is being considered after years of regular slips and issues with unstable land...
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Politics
'Assault on democracy': Council withdraws support of controversial Maori representation bill
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 2:03pmThe Rotorua Lakes Council has voted to withdraw its support for a “very controversial” move to increase Māori representation. More...
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National
Police warning for Tauranga as 'Battle of the Hoods' relocates
Friday, 10 February 2023, 6:33pmExtra police have been called on to monitor Tauranga City after reports a planned mass brawl titled Battle of the Hoods could...
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National
Heartbreak again for family fighting for Keytruda after ‘Poppa’ killed in SH2 crash
Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:22pmA family has been left heartbroken after two road tragedies 31 years apart took the lives of two of their own. They’re also...
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National
'Nationally significant': Progress for NZ Land Wars project at Gate Pā
Monday, 28 November 2022, 3:43pmPlans to develop a New Zealand Land Wars museum and cultural centre in Tauranga are now a step closer to reality with the...
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National
Quarry truck driver killed on the job in Tauranga
Monday, 16 October 2017, 4:50pmA man has died after a fully loaded quarry truck and trailer rolled in Tauranga. Police, ambulance and firefighters were...
