Residents reported having their payments being taken out early, and others said the council had taken twice the amount owed.

Everyone impacted has been refunded.

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02 Apr: Wellington fire crews are battling to extinguish a house fire in Paraparaumu

02 Apr: Two separate crashes are causing delays in Napier, including one that's left a person seriously injured

31 Mar: Hawke's Bay Police are appealing for help over several serious assaults in Hastings, early yesterday

30 Mar: A man has described flames as big as a house, as he rescued a yachtie from a life raft after his boat burned and sank off the coast of Hawke's Bay

30 Mar: Black Caps batter Mark Chapman is unsure if a tweaked hamstring will allow him to play in Wednesday's second One Day International against Pakistan in Hamilton

29 Mar: A couple of early wickets for Pakistan's pacemen, after winning the toss and sending New Zealand in to bat first in today's one-day opener in Napier

29 Mar: The Black Caps will look to continue their momentum in a different format in this morning's first one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Napier

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