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Farmers get long-awaited clarity on stewardship land

· December 11, 2025

Source: Federated Farmers Today’s decisions on West Coast stewardship land will deliver the long-overdue clarity that farmers and many others have been waiting for, Federated Farmers say. Conservation Minister Tama Potaka...

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Decisions on stewardship land delivered

· December 11, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced decisions that will provide clarity for approximately 80 per cent of stewardship land assessed on the West Coast of the...

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Heat, holidays, hikes, and a ‘stinking strong’ sun

· December 11, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Whangamatā is one of the Coromandel Peninsula’s summer hotspots. 123RF With tourism numbers back to pre-Covid levels, New Zealanders are getting ready for a swarm of...

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Bids set to close for historic Wellington chapel

· December 11, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Potential new owners for Wellington’s historic Erskine Chapel have until Thursday afternoon to put in their bids to buy the chapel. The building which is part...

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Community helps restore land after Craigieburn fire

· December 10, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  10 December 2025 In early December last year, Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Dean Turner was directing the aerial operations to fight the fire that...

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Urgent consent-extension legislation passes third reading

· December 10, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Parliament has passed urgent legislation extending the duration of thousands of existing resource consents, providing immediate certainty for farmers, businesses and councils while New Zealand transitions...

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Tongariro National Park huts and tracks reopen after fire

· December 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand A major blaze burned through 296 hectares of vegetation at Tongariro National Park. Supplied / Alister McDermid and Joanna Finlayson Tongariro National Park’s huts and tracks...