Local Council

Fixing the failed Moa Point plant has quickly become a key part of the council's three year plan.

Christchurch City Council is looking at ways to mitigate the stench from Bromley's damaged treatment plant.

A $5.4 million upgrade to Pamure's Lagoon Edge Reserve has seen it become a hub for skaters all across Auckland to meet at.

Mayor Moko Tepania announced the move during his second State of the Far North address in Kerikeri on Thursday.

Plans included roading and infrastructure projects, swimming pools, sports facilities, stormwater networks and transfer stations.

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.

A new report has found Hutt City Council cannot continue to wield the axe on staffing numbers to cut costs and instead needs to offload some of its assets to improve rates affordability.

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.

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.