“From day one of this triennium, this has been the focus for Whanganui District Council to the point where now we have the lowest rates [rises] in the country, are well invested in infrastructure ...

A Gisborne hapū has declared it “will fight for the right” to have its lands returned. Ngāti Oneone is to hold a hīkoi and ...

The introduction of paid parking on more Tauranga city centre streets will create “real problems”, a shop owner says. Paid parking will be extended to the city centre fringe between Arundel St, which ...

Whakatāne District Council dog control officers say they have impounded eight dogs over the past 10 days and are encouraging ...

Mayor Weston Kirton is calling on “all stakeholders” to back Whakapapa Holdings Limited as the new operator of the troubled ...

Hastings District councillor Eileen Lawson is stepping down effective May 2 to focus on her wellbeing. “Over the past year, I ...

Whanganui iwi leader Gerrard Albert has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal. The appointment was confirmed by Māori ...

Sixteen Kaikōura community and sports organisations are set to receive a funding boost. The Kaikōura District Council voted ...

In last year’s Long Term Plan, the council set aside funding to establish a specialist flood response team. It led to staff ...

After a few sleepless nights through the heavy rain, Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle is looking forward to going duck shooting on ...

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has likened the “catastrophic” caulerpa seaweed invasion to the cattle disease Mycoplasma ...

It currently costs $4.90 for a council rubbish bag, and $12 to dump up to 30kg of rubbish. General refuse costs $310 to dump per tonne. Under the proposed schedule of fees and charges for the 2025-26 ...