Complainants had described last year's odour as "relentless", and "unbearable and nauseating".
Environment
57 mins ago
The service, including new food and green organics (FOGO) bins, was supposed to start in July.
New Zealand
8:10am
1:31
MetService says watches and warnings already in place from Northland to Wellington are likely to be upgraded as the system develops.
Tue, Jun 23
Matt Ringot's 90-minute battle in rough seas off the Bay of Plenty took a dramatic turn when a mako shark joined in.
Mon, Jun 22
Michael John Gray-Kippax's email account had more than 10 years of communications linked to his offending.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Jun 19
Birch Ave residents are fed up as a "constant stream of hoons" tear up the Judea street nightly.
Thu, Jun 18
As well as driving through the reserve, the vandal also tipped wheelie bins and spread rubbish around the cemetery and onto State Highway 2.
Wed, Jun 17
"I didn’t think it would ever happen – but this win means I can. It’s huge for us," the man said.
Strong exports and solid employment have pushed a new region to the top.
Business
Tue, Jun 16
A different local man — also named Richard Hayes — answered the hospital's call and decided to go pick up the stranger anyway to ensure he got home safely.
Health
Mon, Jun 15
Start-up turning rejected kiwifruit into a plant-based leather alternative, in talks with major car makers and plans a pilot factory in the Bay of Plenty.
Fri, Jun 12
According to the Public Service Association, roles across Taranaki, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Tairāwhiti are proposed for disestablishment.
Wed, Jun 10
The shipment containing 100kg of cocaine was intercepted following an inspection on Monday.
The country's first doctor-led bowel screening test was the same one used by the National Bowel Screening programme, currently offered to New Zealanders aged between 58 and 74.
Family of community champion Jacqui Hughes have been heartbroken about the second death of a tree planted in her memory.
Tue, Jun 9
Melissa Jones was found dead on the shorefront of Lake Rotorua 10 days after she was last seen.
Police have closed their investigation after exhausting all leads into the theft of 150 metres of data and power cabling from a Hamurana water supply site.
Fri, Jun 5
A spokesman from the shipping container company said the business faced backlash from the community for being an "eyesore", as well as for noise and dust from the yard, but that wasn't the reason for the move.
Politics
Lightning has already lit up the skies over Nelson overnight, with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain now threatening large parts of the upper North Island.
Authorities are working to determine if anyone was home at the time of the Waihau Bay blaze.
Thu, Jun 4
A trial from the police investigation, dubbed Operation Jasper, was scheduled to begin in February 2028.
Wed, Jun 3
Superintendent Will Loughrin said the man had been tasered and OC sprayed after he attempted to flee police and rammed into a police vehicle.
Heavy rain and strong winds are battering large parts of the country, with Golden Bay in Tasman already recording nearly 280mm in 24 hours and more to come.
Mon, Jun 1
A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.
Sun, May 31
Although the council voted unanimously to retain the current rural residential rating differential at 90% of the residential general rate, “it may review it again” as part of the 2027–37 Long Term Plan.
Sat, May 30
