Local Council

Billionaire Graeme Hart was behind the biggest single donation to Auckland mayor Wayne Brown's winning $470,000 election campaign.

Terrible weather and stark new sea level rise data this year has led to a rise in public concern about the impacts of climate change in the capital.

Timaru District Council has ignored health officials' advice to crack down on pokies to reduce gambling harm.

Whakatāne has been known as the Kiwi Capital of the World for over a decade, and now it has its own walk of fame.

Christchurch residents are staring down the barrel of a larger rates rise than anticipated.

Marlborough's councillors have urged council to act after a winery failed to submit its wastewater and grape marc monitoring report.

Wayne Brown says the average household will pay an extra $154 in mid-2023 if his suggested 4.6 percent rise is accepted.

New bus stops, routes and cycleways are on the cards for 46 local councils around the country, as the government announces $350 million in funding for transport projects. Audio

The Kaikōura woman ignored numerous chances to comply with the Food Act, the council says.

Work has started on installing a new fabric roof on the West Stand at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth.

The Kaipara mayor will not change his stance on banning karakia from council meetings and claims preventing a Māori councillor from delivering one was the correct way to handle the situation.

As Auckland Council is set to discuss whether to sell off its ownership in the city's airport, one investment analyst says it's a good idea.