Local Council
Light the size of an armchair falls near popular walkway
A street light the size of an armchair has collapsed near a frequented walkway to a Wellington government building.
'Heartbreaking': Fears service will close if council cuts funding
Rotorua Lakes Council wants to cut the $40,000 a year it gives the Rotorua Citizens Advice Bureau.
Anguish over rates rise impact on residents, businesses after cyclone havoc
Napier business associations and community services are concerned at the prospect of a nearly 12 percent rates hike.
Lyttleton Port: a revolving door of senior figures as two leave this week
Lyttelton Port is seeing a revolving door of senior figures with two board members calling it quits this week.
Chairperson Margaret Devlin and board member Don Elder are the latest to step down, with… Audio
Gore grief: The trouble at the Gore District Council
A council paralysed, a mayor and a chief executive not speaking to each other - what's going on in Gore? Audio
Flood, fire, drought and pestilence predicted for Bay of Plenty towns
Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki face flooding, while Kawerau is looking at increased fire risk, a new report says.
GP shortage among reasons advanced against development
A shortage of doctors in Kawerau has been cited as one of the reasons for not adding 80 more homes to the district, at a council hearing.
'Get a better budget, bro': Protesters direct anger at Mayor Wayne Brown
Protesters gathered outside where Auckland councillors were meeting about the city's budget decisions today.
Wellington a step closer to 30kmh city-wide speed limit
A draft plan looks to turn about 90 percent of Wellington's roads into 30kmh zones by 2029, starting with roads near schools first from as early as next year.
Auckland Council green lights $2.3b Drury plan, despite threat of legal action
Auckland Council has approved a plan to collect $1.1 billion from developers in Drury over the next 30 years in the face of a warning developers may seek a judicial review.
Auckland Councillor on gaping budget hole
Auckland Council has a difficult decision to make about how to fill its gaping budget hole.
The council has released a summary of the record-breaking amount of feedback it received on its proposed… Audio
LDR Kaikoura: town looks to have lowest rates rise of 5%
Time now for our local democracy reporting part of the programme. David Hill spoke to us from Kaikoura and told Nathan Rarere about the Council's Annual Plan. Audio
Auckland Council airport shares still on chopping block to fill $295m budget hole
Aucklanders want the council to sell at least some of its Auckland Airport shares, new data shows. Audio
New modelling of West Coast coastal inundation has immediate implications
The latest information had not arrived before the proposed plan was publicly notified.
Festival of Lights made eight times more than it cost - report
New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom said it had a fantastic return on investment.
Cyclone costs add to potential Napier rates rise of almost 12 percent
Napier homeowners are facing a rates hike of almost 12 percent, in part to help fund the council's Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts.
West Coast Regional Council investigates 'sickening' smell
A "sickening" smell from the controversial new private landfill at Coal Creek is being investigated by West Coast Regional Council after numerous complaints in the past week.
Government may be forced to intervene in Gore council stoush - expert
The Gore District Council is on the path to government intervention, a local government academic says.
Hastings District Council improves rates relief for yellow stickered residents
Hastings District Council has bumped up its rates relief offering for yellow stickered property owners, after feedback the current process was unfair.
Stop banks 'strangle' West Coast river over 60 years
Stopbanks have "strangled" South Westland's Wanganui River so much over decades the riverbed is now filling with gravel at twice the natural rate, an engineer says.