Local Council

More than $22 million has been shaved off plans for a controversial wastewater scheme that would see Mangawhai sewage redirected into a golf course.

Ngāpuhi are looking for words to be put into action in order to clean up Lake Ōmāpere.

Tributes are flowing for former Ōpōtiki District Councillor Louis Rāpihana, who died unexpectedly over the weekend.

People in Christchurch are being asked stay away from the Curletts Road stormwater basin due to a waste spill.

Hamilton hapū Ngāti Wairere have lodged a formal proposal to change the name of a car park in the centre of the city.

Raw sewage, "third-world" conditions causing sickness, and years of what residents describe as "criminal negligence" by the council - Masterton's Cockburn Street residents have had enough.

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry has apologised to Point Howard residents for officials ignoring their requests to fix a broken water pipe which led to a significant slip.

One of the men at the centre of the stand-off at Gore District Council was given a two-year contract extension just two days before the new council was elected.

Construction is set to begin on a major piece of infrastructure at the northern entry point to Wellington.

Sixth-term councillor Bret Highsted has resigned from the Gore District Council - where the mayor and chief executive's relationship has got to the point they're no longer on speaking terms.

The relationship between Gore mayor Ben Bell and the council's chief executive Stephen Parry has broken down to the point where they need an intermediary. Now, LGNZ says it's liaising with the pair.

Auckland councillors have voted to lower noise limits on helicopters on Hauraki Gulf islands. Video

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he is keen to receive the review's findings and the hold-up is due to some individuals - not in his office - asking for more time.

WorkSafe's area investigation manager Paul West said the council had failed to do its due diligence on an operator with a poor safety record.

The relationship between Gore District Council's Mayor Ben Bell and chief executive Stephen Parry has broken down to the point another councillor will act as an intermediary between them.

Marlborough's council is working towards new modelling of sea level rise that will work in with previous climate change work.

The West Coast Regional Council will undergo a full "reset" under new chairman, councillor Peter Haddock.