Local Council

Anna Park failed a compulsory breath test on the Control Gate Bridge in Taupō in November.

Housing Minister Chris Bishop has revealed a series of changes to help councils pay for building new suburbs.

Gisborne District Council will be short of a councillor for the remaining seven months of the term.

Mayor Wayne Brown says he has mixed feelings about the project.

Hurunui ratepayers will have to choose between a lower rate rises or improved roads.

Councillor Louise Hutt says the cost of creating a bylaw, including legal advice and public consultation, could be better spent funding social services in Hamilton.

The Auckland council are cracking down on unregistered dogs, with infringement notices being issued in the coming days as a final warning.

A joint working group will now be set up to investigate the partnership and how any shared services could be extended to involve other territorial authorities.

Around 80 officers moved in on Monday night to clear the area so council work could continue.

A report details the urgent intervention and investment needed to prevent potential protests and local hostility in the area.

The bill will end up costing rate payers $8.491 million.

Protesters to gather at Lake Rotokākahi , while an iwi group makes a last-minute legal bid to stop the construction work over risk of environmental damage.

Water restrictions imposed two weeks ago have been lifted - but demand on water supplies still needs to be kept buttoned down, the council says.

It says the closure will keep the proposed rates increase for Napier ratepayers below 7.9 percent.

The Kapiti Coast District Council posted on Facebook that it needed to clear the pool for hygiene reasons a few too many times.