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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    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

     Other Upper North Island News
     19 Dec: A former travel agent has been sentenced to 13 months' home detention after deceiving her employers and acquaintances
     19 Dec: Police have charged a man with murder after a death in Rotorua last week
     18 Dec: New Zealand captain Tom Latham is prepared to debut pace bowler Kristian Clarke if conditions require in the third and final cricket test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui starting today
     18 Dec: A Northland suicide cluster presents stark revelations of rangatahi being lost in the system
     17 Dec: A fire burning at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach since Monday afternoon is now completely contained
     17 Dec: Meanwhile, Ngapuhi's is getting back Northland's historic Kororipo Pa - in the Kerikeri Basin
     17 Dec: More than a 100-thousand dollars in fines - for Waikato farms convicted of mismanaging effluent
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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Jamie Lee Curtis will be taking a break from social media over the Christmas period 19:50

    Entertainment:
    Melissa Joan Hart was fired twice in one night during "one of the worst days" of her life 19:20

    Law and Order:
    A former travel agent has been sentenced to 13 months' home detention after deceiving her employers and acquaintances 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Amanda Seyfried has "done a lot of therapy" 18:50

    Basketball:
    Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Khloe Kardashian doesn't have any of her dad's old possessions 18:20

    Basketball:
    New Zealand Breakers behemoth Rob Baker the Second is enjoying his basketball in Auckland 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Sydney Sweeney is a "huge book reader" 17:50

    Cricket:
    The Black Caps have declared on 575 for eight, late on day two of the third test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui 17:27

    Soccer:
    Auckland FC manager Steve Corica is wary of the challenge Western Sydney pose tonight 17:27


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