Local Council

The New Plymouth, Stratford and South Taranaki councils want to form a single council-controlled organisation to handle water deliver across their regions.

The Central Otago District Council has a plan that could save millions, but many locals say it comes at the cost of history, heritage and community.

A proposal to ban the sale of fizzy and other sugary drinks at some Palmerston North venues could go flat.

A hapū tackling the invasive seaweed caulerpa warns it will spread to the rest of the country, devastating coastal environments and economies, unless more is invested in stopping it short where it is…

Transport services have resumed, but local councils warn that storm damage repairs could take weeks. Audio

As a progressive mayor she has also had to deal with the "old guard" resistant to change, the outgoing mayor says. Audio

Some voters may be eligible to vote multiple times based on property ownership.

The blustery wind and driving rain may have died down but power cuts, ferry cancellations, flight backlogs and rubberneckers still confound the capital. Audio

The council says contractors have secured the site and wastewater is being redirected to a nearby pump station.

However, she wants the council to heavily chop back two pohutukawa trees, after her narrow escape.

The $13.98 million sale to a Christchurch developer was halted by a last-minute High Court interim injunction.