Local Council

Updates are being introduced on where and how dogs can be walked throughout the Auckland region.

His comments follow the organisation revealing it spent more than $7.3 million on consultants in less than three years between July 2022 and December 2024.

In the five years to April, it issued 81,906 books, eight DVDs, 1018 magazines, 257 memory aids and 1234 talking books for a total of 84,423.

The clean-up cost came in about $50,000 cheaper than expected.

Lines company Powerco has removed the tree, which had grown through powerlines near the property.

Mt Cooee Landfill is critically close to capacity according to the Clutha District Council, but work is underway to prevent it from closing.

It was likely to be a few days until the full extent of damage was known.

Carol Stewart, 63, was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with serious bite wounds to her legs and arms after the attack.

Councillor Alf Filipaina is concerned about the lack of clarity around the formal agreement between Auckland Council and the police.

Residents from certain Spring Creek streets were asked to evacuate.

The figure was revealed to RNZ via a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request.

The approved 9.9 percent increase is down from the 12.5 percent initially proposed.

Brendan Horan is running for a council seat in Whakatāne, despite living outside the district in Papamoa.

The council's draft bylaw would set limits on stays and designate free camping sites, after the previous rules were quashed by the High Court last year.

In October the plan was shot down and council started the amendment process.

The minister says the Auckland Council broadly agrees with a government directive for high-rise apartments alongside the $5 billion train upgrade. Audio