Nick James

Rates affordability, council spending, infrastructure and amalgamation were the topics of discussion. Audio

Friday was Daffodil Day, an annual event aimed to raise money for Cancer Society support and research.

Five unions are filing a legal challenge in the High Court to the coalition's pay equity law changes.

It will take six months from October to resurface the road and fix areas damaged by water, the NZ Transport Agency says.

The central city library has been closed since March 2019.

Tug boats sprayed water into the air as a sign of respect for Aratere.

The ferry's trip from Picton will end its almost three decades of Cook Strait sailings. Audio

The company's boss rejects the accusation, saying he hasn't employed 'anyone stupid enough' to commit such an act.

The National Party promised to get shovels in the ground before next year's election as part of its last campaign.

Last week Campbell Barry, who has held the mayoralty for two terms, announced he would not seek re-election.

The cinemas complex in central Wellington has sat unused since it was closed due to earthquake risks in 2019.

The change was largely driven by patching pipes not replacing them, Wellington Water's chairperson says. Audio

Evidence of asbestos, oil, heavy metals, zinc, arsenic and lead was found at Te Raekaihau Point.

Labour's Infrastructure spokesperson says all the projects had previously been announced, some by the last government, before being put on hold. Audio

The long awaited $1.4 billion project needs to get back on track, says the transport minister, with Waka Kotahi advice earlier this year seen as "overly optimistic" about the project's viability. Audio

Two more Wellington council candidates running under the Independent Together ticket have left after Chung's email about Tory Whanau.

The notice gave the council - as the building's owner - 16 years to plan and carry out remedial works on the building.

Anita Baker says local politics has never been as dirty as now.

The top of the South Island is under a second state of emergency in three weeks. Audio

Since the flooding in Tasman, 15 homes have been yellow stickered and one has been red stickered.

Blue Malosso, her husband and their two young kids moved to the Motueka Valley six months ago. Their home was carried off by floodwaters. Audio

One conservationist worries a rise in ferrets caught along Wellington's highways means the pest is closer to getting to the city.

The government has unlocked extra support for flood-affected farmers and growers in Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough, following last week's deluge. Audio

Steve and Julie live in a house bus and say they lost about $20,000 worth of possessions in the flood.

In October the plan was shot down and council started the amendment process.