Rudi du Plooy celebrates the controversial Day of the Vow, an Afrikaans holiday commemorating a battle between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu.
A former Dunedin mayoral candidate was ''fortunate'' to have avoided prison after admitting a theft from a cafe he once owned.
From 2013 elections "Hayden Fitzgerald, standing on a promise of no further council borrowing, said the council should be friendly to developers, lower development fees and allow development to happen …
A former Mana Party organiser who had sex with a teenage boy in exchange for cash and cigarettes has resigned from the party.
"A comment on the WCC Watch blog was tagged as being by "James" but came directly from Mr Goulden's Gmail account. "Johnny has attacked so many candiudates [sic] he and …
"Mr Goulden's stormy 11-year stint as a councillor reached its nadir on June 19 when he was trespassed from a council meeting to discuss the long-term plan"
Spokesman for a food and fibre group of interested farmers Peter Wells said landowners needed to be aware of the implications of the council’s combined land and river disposal option.... …