Articles by David Haxton
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National
Residents take issue with coastal adaption report
Friday, 21 June 2024, 12:37pmOne of the many peaceful protesters outside Kāpiti Coast District Council headquarters, before elected members received a...
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National
Park plans on hold as costs and antisocial behaviour increase
Friday, 19 January 2024, 2:12pmDevelopment of the expansive Otaraua Park, in Otaihanga, on the Kāpiti Coast, has been put on hold as costs have skyrocketed. And...
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National
Descendant of early Otago pioneering family writes autobiography
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 3:13pmFred Driver knew he had a lot of preparation to do before he started to write an autobiography about his life. He had kept...
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National
'Unprecedented' whale project edges closer to reality
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 2:39pmBackers of a significant tourist magnet project, featuring a lifesize pod of bronze-coated whales in Paraparaumu, are hoping...
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National
Funeral home director’s skin cancer scare
Friday, 14 April 2023, 3:54pmKāpiti Coast Funeral Home managing director Andrew Malcolm is a bit bruised and battered at the moment. It’s because he’s...
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Travel
Airline payments defended after social media posts
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 2:37pmA social media post about Air Chathams getting funding from Kāpiti Coast District Council’s ratepayers’ coffers lacks the...
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National
Roaring success for Erin’s Barking Bakery
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 2:22pmA young Waikanae entrepreneur is raising funds for the SPCA via a thriving dog treat making scheme. Erin Long, 9, started...
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National
'Fantastic news': Minister steps in over Hungarian family’s residency battle
Friday, 9 December 2022, 2:16pmAssociate Minister of Immigration Phil Twyford has used his ministerial discretion to grant a Hungarian family living in...
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National
Hardworking Hungarian family declined residency visa
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 2:49pmAn extremely hardworking Hungarian family, contributing a lot to the Kāpiti community, is devastated after having their residency...
