Navigation for News Categories
Local Democracy Reporting
Local Democracy Reporting headlines with summaries.
-
Cruise ship numbers set to plummet
18 Jun 2025The Bay of Islands $23.34 million cruise ship industry will be hit hard next season with the number of visiting ships almost halved.
-
Fears Methven will be 'overun' with Airbnbs
16 Jun 2025A local resident fears an epidemic of Airbnb owners flouting the rules and over-running residential areas.
-
Mangawhai risks $100 million economic disaster if sandspit fails: warning
16 Jun 2025Mangawhai sandspit has lost more than 420,000 tonnes of its locally-unique non-replenishing sand. Many in the community worry about its future as a result.
-
Tribunal asked to halt seabed mine fast-track
15 Jun 2025The claimants want an urgent hearing into alleged Crown breaches.
-
The 'quiet street' set to become State Highway 1
13 Jun 2025A resident who describes the decision as "pretty horrible" is concerned about a nearby school.
-
Tourism operators at war with council over tourism funding cuts
Tourism operators across the district are boycotting Whakatāne District Council for cutting funding to Tourism Bay of Plenty.
-
‘Drinking, urinating, littering’: Most back larger alcohol ban area in Gisborne
14 Jun 2025Eighty percent support adding Kaiti Memorial Park and areas around Kaiti School to a ban zone.
-
Claim councillor told another to 'f*** off' after 'true history' clash
14 Jun 2025The councillor says he did not say the words - but his meaning was correctly inferred.
-
Closing the book on a 50-year library legacy
12 Jun 2025A lot has changed in the Ashburton District since 1975, but there has always been one constant - the librarian.
-
Smoke or fog? Former council chair fumes at Hawke's Bay pollution doubt
12 Jun 2025The local council questions whether his photographic evidence shows smoke or fog over the Heretaunga Plains.
-
Protecting Kaikōura’s little penguins with secret safe zones
12 Jun 2025Dogs, cats and humans add to the kororā's problems - they are also affected by starvation at sea.
-
'Moved around like cattle': Rough sleepers in makeshift CBD camp trespassed
11 Jun 2025The council says the operation was necessary due to antisocial behaviour.
-
Resident battles council's 'ridiculous' choice of berm tree
11 Jun 2025"They haven't thought this through at all," Sarah Thompson says.
-
'Trump of the North' will not seek re-election as mayor
11 Jun 2025The controversial Northland mayor who tried to ban karakia from council meetings will not be standing for a second mayoral term.
-
AI gun video of Nelson councillor sparks warning for voters
10 Jun 2025The councillor says voters should always look for an authorisation statement or something that's genuine.
-
Proposal to sell Baypark Speedway stand for $1, extend lease
10 Jun 2025The community is being asked if speedway should stay at Mercury Baypark Stadium.
-
Marlborough residents speak against council's preferred water plan
10 Jun 2025The Marlborough District Council's preferred option is to create a standalone Water Services Organisation.
-
Fear of confusion sparks te reo name rethink
10 Jun 2025Worries about a new Manutahi Park being mistaken for another Manutahi an hour's drive away has the council considering adding the name of a British Military Settler.
-
Support young people before they go on a benefit, mayors say
10 Jun 2025Two Canterbury mayors say the government shouldn't tamper with their youth job programme.
-
Seabed mine fears ignite coast towns on Ocean Day
10 Jun 2025A match lit six weeks ago in Ōpunakē has ignited fires the length of the North Island with seabed mining opponents taking to the coast on World Ocean Day.
-
'Unsafe levels': Toxic gas concern closes events centre office
9 Jun 2025An office within Rotorua's Energy Events Centre has closed after "unsafe levels" of a toxic gas were detected.
-
Gisborne truck route to quieten as council changes permits
7 Jun 2025New maps exclude Ormond Road from the NZTA's 'H' permit system.
-
Napier councillor launches second bid to be mayor
8 Jun 2025Nigel Simpson says Napier has been let down by poor decisions, costly distractions, and a lack of consistent governance, and "the city deserves better".
-
Farmers risk being cut off as bridge funding dries up
7 Jun 2025Waka Kotahi has announced it will not extend a 30 June sunset clause or offer additional funding for a replacement for a quake damaged bridge at the Waiau Toa Clarence River.
Top News stories
- Water nitrate levels rise in town previously hit by unsafe levels
- Te Pāti Māori tensions expected to loom as party AGM goes ahead
- Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches, documents reveal
- What to watch: Succession star shines in tense psychological thriller All Her Fault
- Kaitāia woman sentenced after four dogs injure neighbours in Kaiwaka attack
Subscribe
Get the top 8 headlines each day at 8am with our daily email newsletter.
