Local Council

Moko Tepania - who was "blown away" and hoped just to be nominated - was due to receive his award in Belfast, Ireland on Wednesday evening.

Christchurch City Councillors have voted to rebuild a popular library, which has been propped up by temporary strengthening work for 11 years.

Officials are searching Rotorua's Lake Ōkataina amid fears of invasive freshwater gold clams.

The move comes amid funding concerns, claims of a loss of democracy and a councillor asking about a potential High Court injunction - which the council lawyer quickly dismissed.

Auckland water charges could double in the next four years if Three Waters does not go ahead, a council staffer says.

The reserve on Tarewa Street was part of Rotorua Lakes Council's Heads of Agreement to transfer land back to the iwi.

Owners of some cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay homes say they are depressed, desperate, and still in the dark about whether they will ever return home.

A Northland council aims to switch to electric buses and tap into solar power as part of an "ambitious" plan to go carbon-zero by 2050.

The national water regulator estimates hundreds of water treatment plants serving about 10 percent of the population do not have filters to keep protozoa out. Audio

"Outrageous" was a term used by one Aucklander to describe a possible double-digit rates hike next year as the council again looks to cover costs. Audio

The West Coast Regional Council has been left with egg on its face in a "potential error" over the way its rates bills have been calculated.

The costs of strengthening and redeveloping Wellington Town Hall could nearly double as Wellington City Council announced a massive budget blow-out on the project.

Queenstown's cryptosporidiosis outbreak may never be known despite extensive testing, Te Whatu Ora Health NZ says.