Local Council

Little River, about 30 kilometres south of Christchurch, was badly flooded in February and last May.

Northland Regional Council says a woman whose teaching registration was cancelled for serious misconduct is no longer employed by them.

Much of the south coast has been listed as unsuitable for swimming, as well the bulk of the inner harbour including Oriental Bay after rain.

Hapū of Taranaki iwi want their interests along the region's western coast officially recognised, so they can continue to protect kaimoana when the current rāhui is no longer legally enforceable.

The grant will support a new role to help women into safe and stable housing in the city.

Bromley's treatment plant was damgaged by fire in 2021 and has since regularly caused a strong stench to waft across parts of the city.

Canterbury Regional Council has received more than 4500 complaints during the past month describing a "putrid, sewage-like smell".

Though there were "a number of speculative ideas" about the source of the tar, there was no set culprit for the spillage.

Ashburton District Council generally supports the proposal, Selwyn is more cautious, and Environment Canterbury has pushed back strongly against being abolished.

A top elections specialist says a government inquiry must get to the bottom of major electoral roll anomalies during the 2025 local election.

A draft annual plan will be put up for adoption in April.

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour was the most senior minister in the room.

Its veranda hangs over a Wellington footpath, supported by bulging pillars. When storms hit, metal flies off. The complaints go back decades.

Several Auckland councillors think so, with voter turnout continuing to decline.

Andrew Little has announced swimmers can now get back in the water, at their own risk, and took a dip to prove it's safe.

The mayor has suddenly stood down his deputy.

A January storm caused more than 40 landslides on the mountain, with the worst taking six lives when it hit the holiday park below.

Shop owner Kate Necklen says it would be "awesome" to see people back at south coast bays which have been off limits since a sewage plant failure.

When the council stopped mowing her grass, Louise McCarthy got grumpy - then she got digging. Audio