Local Council

City councillors spoke to RNZ after an urgent meeting some have called "positive" and "productive", with "nine-tenths on the same page".

Tracey Collis says there is little public support for a toll on the replacement Manawatū Tararua highway.

Concerns about the nutritional value of products sold by Invercargill's food trucks have been raised by the National Public Health Service.

Claims by Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine that Westport accountant Frank Dooley assaulted former deputy mayor Sharon Roche are untrue and defamatory, Dooley's lawyer says.

Many of the councillors around the table expressed their regret at Peter Scott's resignation after a string of controversies.

What do Wellingtonians think about the government's possible threat to intervene in council business over the airport saga?

Winter and a wetter-than-usual spring have kept West Coast regional council staff on their toes this year.

The problems within the council appear to have been building for some time, former LGNZ president Stuart Crosby says. Audio

Wellington's mayor says ministers are "right to be concerned from what they've seen" at the council, but denies it is in shambles. Audio

Explainer - The government says it's prepared to intervene if needed, but what is allowed under law, and how bad is it?

Mahé Drysdale has voted against adding fluoride to the city's water supply, saying he has "real question marks around safety" and wants more assurances it did not pose a risk.

Most councils in Perth encourage residents to plant their grass verges - in contrast to New Plymouth where a woman faces a $1000 fine.

"Some witnesses saw a fist, others did not," Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine's lawyer told the court in his closing submission.