Navigation for News Categories
Local Democracy Reporting
Local Democracy Reporting headlines with summaries.
-
Lake in decay - neighbours keep windows closed from 'horrific stench'
13 Nov 2024Residents around Sullivan Lake are bracing for another smelly summer from decaying vegetation and decomposing wildlife.
-
Mayor says higher parking fees makes shopping easier
18 Nov 2024A Napier retail worker got the "shock of her life" when she returned from maternity leave to find her parking costs had doubled.
-
Businesses in Tauranga blame new road layout for drop in sales
17 Nov 2024Tauranga business owners say sales have dropped because of a new road layout and one fears she'll have to shut her store.
-
Rātana Pā to receive $10m boost to fix failing marae buildings
12 Nov 2024The funding will be used to make structural upgrades including improvements to two of the Rangitīkei settlement's main buildings.
-
TV show host accuses council of 'propaganda' over sewerage scheme
11 Nov 2024Geoff Thomas - of Outdoors with Geoff fame - has called a council's claim "scandalous".
-
Some Gisborne roads may revert to unsealed, amid budget cuts
9 Nov 2024Some of Gisborne's asphalt roads will be switched to unsealed as the district council looks to save money, and public meetings have been held to discuss the impact.
-
Rotorua council takes 'hard line' on non-consented emergency housing motels
9 Nov 2024Will Rotorua motels house the homeless for another year? Commissioner to consider evidence, following emergency housing motel hearing.
-
Popular south Auckland playgrounds hit by vandalism, graffiti
8 Nov 2024There were several incidents of vandalism at the $10.8 million Hayman Park I Manukau Iho Noa playground and a further 15 in the local area have also been damaged.
-
New design sought for Tauranga’s $105m aquatic centre
15 Nov 2024A facility with a bombing pool, splash pad, toddler pool, eight indoor swimming lanes and two outdoor lanes was approved to replace the city's outdoor pool and the QEII Youth Centre.
-
Marlborough moves on overstaying campers
15 Nov 2024A 2023 bylaw says people can camp at the Wairau Diversion for "two consecutive nights in any four-week period" - but freedom campers have found a workaround.
-
Auckland’s plan to go to war with feral cats
15 Nov 2024The council is looking at stricter rules for cats, including de-sexing and micro-chipping.
-
West Coast appeals for local stash of Bailey bridges
15 Nov 2024Several South Island bridges were sent to the North Island earlier this year after Cyclone Gabriel took out eight bridges.
-
Santa is coming to town: Parades in south Auckland
15 Nov 2024Parades will be held in Māngere, Papakura, Papatoetoe and Pukekohe.
-
Artists transform Māngere Library’s derelict graffiti wall
14 Nov 2024Once an underused display and a target for graffiti, the canvas now hosts one of the town's art projects.
-
Timetable for south Auckland train station finalised for February
12 Nov 2024Trains will start operating at the Pukekohe Train Station as early as 5.10am on weekdays and 6.10am on weekends and holidays.
-
Horse rider pleads for support to keep them safe on roads
7 Nov 2024A nationwide campaign to have horse riders officially recognised as vulnerable road users has been offered some support.
-
Southern council speeding problem
5 Nov 2024Three councils' work cars caught speeding more than 1400 times with one driver clocked 41km/h over the posted limit.
-
Mayor hits back at online comments about staff
5 Nov 2024Comments were made on social media in response to posts on Tauranga's marine precinct.
-
New animal shelter for south Auckland
8 Nov 2024Auckland's three other shelters are full or over-capacity, with more than 8000 dogs impounded in the last year.
-
Country’s largest solar farm prepares to power up, as green waste piles up
7 Nov 2024A large Canterbury solar farm is gearing up to increase the power output in the district, but it's also creating a massive jump in green waste.
-
Council backtracks in mobile sauna stoush
6 Nov 2024The deputy mayor has admitted he went away and did some homework.
-
Bluey and the new 'elves' to debut at Auckland's Santa Parade
6 Nov 2024Auckland's Santa Parade will celebrate its 91st year with a well-known Australian pup making her first appearance.
-
Why this councillor wears a Mickey Mouse shirt to meetings
6 Nov 2024Councillor Mark Vincent, from Whakapirau, says he is part of "an increasingly Mickey Mouse outfit" at the Kaipara District Council.
-
‘Flooding nightmare’ for Tāneatua tamariki
6 Nov 2024A Tāneatua early childhood centre has now suffered three floods in as many years and its owners say the town's stormwater system is failing residents.
Top News stories
- KiwiSaver members to get one last chance at $521 government contribution
- Justice Minister proposes higher penalties for assaults against first responders
- Man killed by falling tree remembered as a 'big character' in rural community
- Your leg or your life: Inside a perilous 24-hour wild river rescue
- Whānau of missing 17-year-old Whetu Bennett 'distraught'
Subscribe
Get the top 8 headlines each day at 8am with our daily email newsletter.
