Call me old fashioned but I thought the regional council was meant to look after water.

Local board seems set to vote for upgrade to hybrid turf at Fowlds Park.

Central Hawke's Bay Council has dodged a possible $600,000 fine

A fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.

The council believes the ruling could have implications for property development.

HBRC to join others seeking Environment Court clarification on dam project consent.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council recommended to add and alter RWSS conditions precedent.

Wires securing the pole were cut in what the trust says was the work of an ''extremist''.

Linchpin legislation for the environment should be swapped for a new law, report finds.

Airline pilots want to delay a planning hearing regarding extension on Wellington Airport's runway.

A landmark court ruling which allows councils to place restrictions on fishing is being challenged by the Government.

A legal settlement will stop vegetation being cleared without permission in Canterbury's picturesque Mackenzie Country.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council will consider marine reserves early next year, with a recent Environment Court decision giving regional

Fast-growing councils, including Auckland, will be required to free up land for housing under a policy signed off by the Government today.

An Auckland property developer's attempt to avoid paying council damages over unconsented work he'd carried out on a patch of land north of Auckland has failed.

Across the region returned regional councillors weren't impressed with some of the tactics employed by environmentalists, Dannevirke's

One of Auckland's most active heritage groups, Devonport Heritage, is meeting on September 14 to vote on the appointment of a liquidator.

Wellington couple awarded $72,500 after neighbours blocked their multi-million-dollar harbour view.

Property and construction bosses want the Government to reform the Resource Management Act, an extension of Special Housing Areas, the creation of more affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch and perhaps the introduction of some form of capital ga

Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin have been scrapped and the developers' partnership with the council has descended into acrimony.

The resting place of legendary All Blacks coach Sir Fred Allen has been defended by the Environment Court, which has cancelled plans for factories next to a cemetery.

The Environment Court is planning to put all its decisions online.

An Auckland man jailed for serial polluting crimes must turn up at court on Friday to begin his prison sentence after losing an appeal against his conviction.

A group of Epsom and Royal Oak residents have been working themselves into a right old lather over low-flying aircraft, writes Brian Rudman.

A deodorising fence surrounding Wanganui's ailing wastewater treatment plant is staying - even though it's costing on average $3000 a day.