Stories by Harry Lock

Wellington City Council has taken the first step in establishing a Māori ward for the next election. Audio

The base rate deal would increase pay for more than 300 drivers, about half of those in Wellington region, to meet the living wage.

In Te Whanganui-a-Tara crashes over the past 10 years, cyclists and pedestrians made up nearly a third of all minor injuries, nearly half of all serious injuries, and 38 percent of all deaths.

Industry leaders have welcomed the decision to move Auckland to alert level 2 and the rest of the country to level one on Sunday at 6am.

Wellington City Council has finalised its budget for the next 10 years, proposing a rates increase next year of 13.53 percent, and plans to slash projects while pumping money into others.

Wellington Airport is seeking an urgent meeting with the councillors after it accused them of making a decision based on the "wrong information".

Wellington City Council has reversed its previous proposal to partially privatise the central library.

Wellington librarians are deeply upset and angry with their employer - the city council - after it voted to sell off half the central library, and cut their collections budget by 40 percent.

Auditor-General John Ryan says it is not generally part of his role to determine if a council has complied with its legal obligations.

Public transport links are at the centre of the latest fight over Wellington Airport's $1 billion expansion plan.

Auckland businesses are not the only ones struggling, with event organisers and hospitality operators nationwide scrambling to change plans and cover costs.

The man who led the review into the dysfunctional Tauranga City Council before it was taken over by a commissioner has been appointed to lead the review into Wellington's council.

A number of Wellington City councillors are worried a review into the council's governance will not be truly independent. Audio

The Climate Change Commission has been mis-identified as an Australian news site and has been barred from having any of its content shared on Facebook.

A survey has found seven out of 10 New Zealanders believe the government should increase income support for those on low wages or not in paid work.

Ancient swamp kauri tree rings have shed light on crucial changes to the Earth's atmosphere, which may have led to mass extinction of megafauna and the beginning of cave art.

Greenhouse gas emissions rebounded in the three months following last year's lockdown from the end of March to the beginning of June.

Wellingtonians are divided over proposals to increase the density of housing in the central city and suburbs.

The council has overturned a controversial bylaw which placed heavily restrictive controls over the location of brothels.

Wellingtonians are expecting to feel a pinch in their pockets, after it was revealed the council is looking at introducing a rates rise of up to 17 percent.

Mayor Andy Foster has today revealed a sketch of the council's 2021 Long Term Plan, which will be further discussed by the council next week.

Powerful new tenancy regulations which advocates say will shift the balance of power between landlord and tenant take effect today.

Wellington police say they continue to work with all the parties involved in the land dispute at Shelly Bay.

A tenants' advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set in.

An environmental organisation is calling for a halt to Wellington airport's expansion plans.