Local Council

Port of Tauranga's major shareholder is looking at a possible sell-down of its majority 54 percent stake in the country's biggest port.

An on-demand bus service trial in Hastings has put a "significant load" on the regional council's call centre, and is double the cost of a regular fixed-route bus.

An investigation ordered by Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has found five councillors breached the council's code of conduct regarding a publicly excluded briefing on the Courtenay Place Precinct.

From serving at McDonald's to the civil service, Fisher Wang is now set to guide a new generation on local politics.

The decision about whether to decrease the commercial rates differential from $3.7 to $3.25 stirred heated debate.

Wellington public servants out of a job could become a resource for councils looking for staff, according to a Wairarapa mayor.

Auckland Council's Transport and Infrastructure Committee has decided not to support the current $56 billion plan for a secondary harbour crossing.

New Plymouth homeowners can expect residential rates rises averaging 9.9 percent if its draft 10-year plan is adopted.

Pushing pause on policies that affect bars and the sale of alcohol in Tauranga is "positive for the city", a shop owner says.

Residents have been complaining about the smell for 14 years and councillors have now agreed to shift processing to an industrial site in South Hornby. Audio

Murray Chong says cycle lane separation barriers would prevent him pulling his low-riding sports car out of the way for emergency services vehicles.

Councillors spent the day picking apart the mayor's proposal, going section by section to question council staff on what Wayne Brown has set out for the 10-year plan.

The previous government's plan for a second harbour crossing in Auckland does not have the support of the transport agencies tasked with taking on the project.

Street dining in Tauranga will soon cost businesses across the city instead of just some in the centre of town.

Auckland Council is meeting today to go over the first proposal for its 10-year budget, which features a slew of rates rises and some controversial changes for the city.