Local Council
'There's a lot of fear out there': Call for Royal Commission on Auckland floods
Former Auckland mayor Christine Fletcher is calling for a royal commission of inquiry into the underlying infrastructure issues revealed by the floods.
Auckland moving to clean up phase after floods
Auckland is moving into its second phase of the flood recovery - the big clean up.
While thousands will have already been cleaning up for over a week now the city council is ramping up support in… Audio
Call for Royal Commission after Auckland floods
Former Auckland mayor Christine Fletcher says people are frightened and don't know what to do to after Auckland's deadly floods.
She is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the… Audio
Dunedin greenlights new residential zones, forecasts for housing surplus
Dunedin City Council is confident it will have more than enough housing capacity into the future after greenlighting new residential zones across the city.
Council told remediation of chemical plant site will take years
Iwi are insisting they be involved every step of the way in the clean-up of a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth.
Deputy backs Wayne Brown's view flooding will affect Auckland Council budget
The city's budget will need to be "tweaked" to take account of the recent devastating flood, Desley Simpson says.
The Fono on what's really needed in Auckland's Big Fix Up
As Aucklanders continue to muck in after the floods, the city's mayor Wayne Brown says he'll be taking the lead on the Big Fix Up.
Emergency managers say more than 270 buildings have been red… Audio
Ashburton's new $56m library and civic centre delayed again
The completion date for Ashburton's new $56.75 million library and civic building has been pushed back again, and it could now open about a year after initially planned.
Wayne Brown: the evolution of an apology
Opinion - For Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, sorry seems to be the hardest word to say. Newsroom's Matthew Scott looks behind the scenes at a difficult week for the new mayor. Video
Auckland floods: Mayor's office confirms Brown not on crucial email list during floods
Wayne Brown's office has confirmed that he and his staff were not included on the Emergency Management e-mailing list during Auckland's record-breaking storm.
Auckland hotel on edge after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them. Audio
'I am sorry': Brown apologises for slow communications
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has admitted he "dropped the ball" last week when the city faced unprecedented rainfall which resulted in three deaths across the region. Video
Calls for rent freeze with shortages increasing in flood-hit Auckland
A waterlogged Auckland will this afternoon find out whether its local state of emergency will be extended. (NB: it has been extended)
As at 8 am, building assessors had issued 209 red, 1085 yellow… Audio
Why saving Foulden Maar was important to people
Dunedin City Council is now the proud owner of a 23-million year old lake bed
While the lake has long since dried up, Foulden Maar is a nationally significant fossil site, and will now be protected… Audio
Why saving Foulden Maar was important to people
Dunedin City Council is now the proud owner of a 23-million year old lake bed While the lake has long since dried up, Foulden Maar is a nationally significant fossil site, and will now be protected… Audio
Wellington set to get new landfill
Wellington is set to get a new landfill on top of an old one.
The city council has approved plans to extend the Southern Landfill at a cost of $36 million.
The piggyback option will see a new… Audio
St Mary's Bay residents headed to Auckland Council for answers
St Mary's Bay residents, fed up with Auckland Council, are heading there this morning to be heard in person.
The residents say the council failed to act on their street's blocked drains and a poorly… Audio
One week anniversary of Auckland's deadly flood
Friday marks a week since the massive rain storm that inundated Auckland killing four people, as well as destroying homes and roads.
Another round of thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the region… Audio
Auckland building inspector team to scale back after massive effort
There's good news of sorts on the building-inspection front in Auckland.
After nearly seven days of fanning out across the city inspecting damaged buildings - the biggest such deployment of building… Audio
Coromandel still struggling with rain after-effects
Coromandel continues to struggle with the effects of the big deluge of the past week.
The area is grappling not only with the rain itself, but the wallop that it has dealt to business and the… Audio
