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  •   Home > News > National

    Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

    Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise


    Chair Pita Tipene says it's to help residents who tend to face more economic deprivation than other regions.

    He says they are still going to invest in important things, and won't be cutting any staff..

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    Tears and cheers as the man who murdered five people when he set fire to Wellington's Loafers Lodge in 2023 is sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 22 years 14:07

    Entertainment:
    Miley Cyrus says touring is a "pretty isolating" and draining experience for artists 13:50

    Law and Order:
    Dunedin police are alerting Oranga Tamariki to the case of a man who fled from police - with a four year old 13:47

    Business:
    New Zealand fruit's flying offshore - with exports hitting a record high 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Olivia Wilde is releasing a charity necklace to help victims of the California wildfires 13:20

    Law and Order:
    Two men have been arrested following a shooting that injured two others in Gore 13:07

    Politics:
    Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy 13:07

    Entertainment:
    Russell Crowe on the reappraisal of Master and Commander and its masculinity 13:07

    International:
    More photos released on eve of Jeffrey Epstein files deadline 12:57

    Entertainment:
    Christina Aguilera says her daughter prefers her as a "no-makeup mama" 12:50


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