Local Council

There were emotional scenes in the Far North today as district councillors passed a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Mayor Tory Whanau says the new street name correctly recognises chief Hōniana Te Puni.

South Auckland councillors and local boards say last week's long-term plan decision was a lost battle for the council's remaining 11 percent stake in Auckland Airport.

Dogs will be banned from the Ashley Rakahuri River estuary in Canterbury if a new bylaw gets approved.

Neil Holdom has made 34 recommendations ahead of deliberations on the council's long-term plan next week.

The group will provide advice on council projects and spark new ideas for the future of the city.

Heavy rain in a Christchurch suburb resulted in shin-deep flooding which residents say could have been avoided.

Holes have been drilled into Spring Creek's stopbanks in an attempt to understand why they cracked, with initial tests showing the cracks are at least a metre deep.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is pouring cold water on talk of his council's rubbish going north to a proposed $730 million Kaipara waste-to-energy plant.

Building meaningful and enduring relationships between iwi, hapū and regional councils is vital, a new report finds.

Six-storey buildings could be permitted after the recommendations of an independent hearing panel were rejected.

Several Gisborne residents want forestry companies to pay higher rates to help clean up debris and fix roads - but they say they already are.

If Geoff Crawford loses the role, it will be the third change at the head of Northland Regional Council council's top table in 19 months.

"It is an absolute disgrace we have infrastructure that has failed," one local says.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist will have to beat out a number of people - and his own uncle - for the top job in Tauranga. Audio