Local Council

The behaviour forced the library to shorten its hours and roster staff on in pairs.

Auckland Council is "disappointed" with the short timeframe for responding to government's draft transport policy statement.

Chief executive says he's trying to keep rates low amid a cost-of-living crisis, but a union is urging him to reconsider.

Workers gathered on the streets outside Auckland Town Hall to oppose the ports being leased out by the council.

The councillors have voted to push ahead with a controversial land and water plan but not as originally planned following heated debate.

The prime minister has dismissed Wayne Brown's plea to the government to pay rates on its properties in the region and give GST back. Audio

Lower Hutt residents will be able to have their say on Hutt City Council's long-term plan from next Tuesday.

Buyout rules for uninhabitable properties are stacked against owners, Shane Fell says, but the Gisborne council is defending its process.

A proposal to develop a new facility combining Nelson's library and civic centre with a community hub has been suggested to help revitalise the city centre, at a cost of $90 million.

From July, bars in Tauranga CBD will close at 2am instead of 3am.

Owners of units at a leaky Auckland apartment building have spent a decade getting their compensation lawsuit to court.

There are safety concerns for the event after councillors and staff received "a large number" of threatening and intimidating messages.

They are defending the Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle but agree that emergency management systems need to be overhauled. Audio

Homeowners in a Tauranga suburb are closer to a solution after council agreed to fund a buyout with the government.