16 days ago

Eyewitness dived out of path of campground slip

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

An Australian tourist has described his terrifying escape from the Mount Maunganui landslide, saying he was swimming in a pool when a caravan smashed through a cinder block wall and crashed down beside him.

Speaking to Stuff reporter Tony Wall, the survivor Sonny Worrall from Newcastle, said he had to dive into the next pool to avoid being struck.

Multiple people are missing after a major land slide wiped out parts of a camp site at the base of Mauao in Mount Maunganui, police have confirmed.

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4 days ago

Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.

But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.

Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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1 day ago

One size fits all rates cap model ‘unworkable’, says Waipā DC

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Waipā District Council says the government’s “one size fits all” proposal to cap rate rises could disproportionately harm fast-growing councils such as Waipā.

On Wednesday, Strategic Planning and Policy committee members debated the council’s submission on the proposed rates cap model.

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8 hours ago

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