Local Council

Elijah Pue Pue said his campaign would focus on economic development, the climate emergency and removing red tape to boost housing and community wellbeing.

Wellington mayoral candidate and Labour MP Paul Eagle has been asked to remove digital billboards until the formal election hoarding period starts in two months.

The auditor-general says the governance of Auckland's underground rail project is working well but expects costs to blow out significantly.

Marlborough's councillors have asked if the youth council can provide feedback on submissions to next year's annual plan that directly impact young people.

The West Coast Regional Council has approved a $54.4 million flood resilience proposal for Westport today.

The chief executive of the New Plymouth District Council is on leave following a secret emergency meeting held last week.

The engineering firm whose report spurred workers to leave a Wellington multi-storey building warns that designing for earthquakes may get harder.

Taking to the turf, court or field is a widely accepted rite of passage for New Zealanders. But for some, the price tag puts it out of reach.

People fed up with the putrid stench from Bromley's wastewater plant are on the brink of protesting against Christchurch City Council's handling of the crisis.

Declining levels in an aquifer that is one of Marlborough's main water sources could be partly caused by historic work to narrow the Wairau River, research shows.

Central Dunedin had a temporary new fountain today with roadworks accidentally opening a water main, spraying a pressurised 'geyser' many metres into the air.

Tauranga residents will see a rates increase of 13.7 percent this year, to help fund infrastructure and the Tauranga civic precinct.

Excitement is growing for the future of Whakatāne as resource consent is granted for the proposed $29 million boat harbour, Te Rāhui Herenga Waka Whakatāne.

Wellington City Councillors have approved a proposed district plan which will go out for public consultation. But one councillor says plans for an ambitious, liveable city have been "walked back".

Kerbside glass collection is once again being put on hold in the capital for about two weeks from Monday.

A South Wairarapa council committee has recommended official information requests be added to the list of fees and charges in the coming financial year.

Expected legal appeals of the proposed West Coast 'one district plan' and the cost of defending them is worrying West Coast regional councillors.