Anita Baker

Porirua mayor Anita Baker says the proposed `kangaroo court' targeted at the Wellington Water chair is a disgrace.  Audio

Porirua City Mayor Anita Baker joins Susana Lei'ataua to talk about the activities both on and off the water.  Audio

The government's alternative to Three Waters has finally arrived - a sigh of relief for some councils in the red. But critics say even if some short-term savings are made, in the long term, councils… Audio

Some Wellington region mayors are reviving talk of a Supercity.  Audio

A rāhui is in place in Porirua for the Kenepuru Stream and part of the harbour, after a wastewater pipe burst on Sunday. 

Wellington Water says it is using pumps to stop overflows into the area, and… Audio

The days of free park and ride for thousands of Wellington train commuters may be numbered.

Greater Wellington Regional Council's transport committee will vote on whether to kick off a project to… Audio

Much of the Wellington region has today entered level two water restrictions, meaning people can't use sprinklers or irrigation, and only water gardens by hand.

There are more than three thousand… Audio

Porirua councillors have voted to ban new gaming machines and venues in an effort to reduce the city's disproportionate spend on gambling.

There are 156 pokie machines across 10 venues in Porirua… Audio

Stranded, stressed, and struggling ... Wellington travellers were severely disrupted today after the country's only rail inspection device failed. T

hat means the standard safety checks on the… Audio

The govenrment has scrubbed up and relaunched it's highly controversial three waters policy - complete with a new name - "affordable water reforms".

It's ditched plans for four mega-water entities in… Video, Audio

Mayors on both sides of the Three Waters debate are anxious to see what the government's promised reset will look like when it is announced on Thursday morning.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Local… Audio

Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty has been meeting with mayors who want him to put a cork in the proposed scheme, which would hand the day-to-day management of the pipes and their contents to… Audio

The mayor of Porirua is breathing a sigh of relief with central government agreeing to chip in to major infrastructure upgrades.

The government has announced an extra $204 million will be invested… Audio

The contentious Three Waters plan includes a pricey IT project which officials say could cost $500 million - but the opposition fears it will be even more.

The project will need to link up the… Audio

Flooding in Porirua is threatening homes and has closed roads.

At least three homes in the city flooded yesterday, and that number could rise today.

Porirua mayor Anita Baker spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Dozens of severe thunderstorm, wind and snow watches remain in place across the country this morning as the storm which lashed New Zealand over the weekend sticks around. In a moment we'll hear from… Audio

The long-awaited Transmission Gully motorway is due to open to the public today. An idea that was first floated in 1919, the $1.25 billion project has been riddled with delays over the years under… Audio