Local Council

It comes as they face a bill for a sewerage scheme they must legally connect to.

Wellington ratepayers can breathe a sigh of relief that the central library rebuild is not going the way of the Town Hall upgrade.

A Wellington wastewater treatment plant is breaching consent with a foul odour after a biofilter media was changed.

The Ombudsman's call to open council workshops is a "hard nut to crack", a Western Bay of Plenty councillor says.

Climate change work in Northland's Ruawai has been stopped by Kaipara District Council, despite pleas from the community.

Wellington Street Beach might not be Piha or Anchorage Bay but in the landlocked city of Hamilton, it is an iconic destination.

Wayne Brown has made his case for how the city could work. But he says it can only be successful with the help of law changes by the government.

Banning new developments, managed retreats, ground strengthening and creating more water storage are among the options unveiled to help South Dunedin face future hazards.

A councillor fears the city's kerbside rubbish collection could be reduced from a weekly to an "inconvenient" fortnightly service.

One councillor said mayor Tory Whanau should "stand aside" while others at a meeting on Thursday expressed support.

A Gisborne district councillor has apologised to the mayor after criticising the council's approach to risk.

Two Tauranga hapū will be able to reconnect with their whenua with reserve land likely to be returned to them.

The government has agreed to cancel Labour's multi-billion-dollar light rail plans - but it is not clear what it will do instead.

She's admitted having a drinking problem after another incident of drunken behaviour in public and says she's since sought professional help.

Auckland's mayor says his plan to lease council assets to pay for the rising costs of running the city is not asset stripping.