Local Council

A Canterbury town's makeover is due to begin this year, eight years after the plans were first adopted.

Councillors mistakenly voted for stricter rules, thinking they were removing CBD restrictions.

They say road works, no parking and anti-social behaviour are putting customers off. Audio

Hearings on the most controversial part of the West Coast's new district plan have been put back till November, as councils hope for confirmation that they no longer need to plan for significant…

A council legal bid for an injunction to get protesters to stay at least a metre from controversial sewerage works near Rotorua's sacred Lake Rotokākahi has failed - for now.

The council is warning people to avoid a section of the Hangaroa River.

Many councillors said their decision to retain was made to represent the 54 percent Māori population in Gisborne who have historically been under-represented at the council table.

Old mattresses, abandoned whiteware and decomposing nappies are among the mountain of regularly disposed of at illegal dumping sites in Hamilton.

A US company that puts AI-enabled cameras on the front of buses to try to stop cars from blocking bus stops has entered the New Zealand market.

A former Marlborough councillor has overcome the final legal hurdle after taking the council to court over management of pines on his land.

Tauranga City Council is awaiting a new trial date in its bid to recoup millions of dollars lost in a failed transport hub.

"I just feel fundamentally uncomfortable about playing role of traffic engineer here," one of three councillors who left a vote on pedestrian crossings says.

The Kaikōura, Hurunui and Waimakariri councils announced they will create a water services delivery plan together, once the new water legislation comes into effect.

It comes amid lingering questions about the project's financial backing, including whether the government will relieve an $85m budget shortfall.