A recent review acknowledged 315 individual records of Te Huia train delays last year.

Bridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.

Closures were decided once all other options were exhausted, Pathlab says.

The Auckland Mayor earlier warned that the 'manure hits the fan' if nothing changed.

'I’m actually operating illegally, and I’m the chairman of Environment Canterbury.'

Tauranga's council could face a 'substantive funding gap' for new roads.

She says for renting her backyard tiny home out for a third of a year she'll pay $5k more.

'It’s been a roller-coaster for the last three to four years for me and my children.'

Greater housing density will go ahead in the high-growth areas of Ōmokoroa and Te Puke.

Former councillor John Bain says the Govt had made the 'right move' regarding Māori wards.

CCO has struggled to complete jobs, hire staff and stick to budget.

The policies aim to reduce Gisborne’s high density of alcohol outlets.

The council has received more than 350 pieces of feedback on the draft business case.

And jobs will follow, developer says.

Councils could be in line for a billion-dollar boost each year should government agree.

'Critical need' to find space for emitting businesses in region, says Tolley.

Construction will begin in June, and the mayor has offered a possible completion year.

Beyer, who died last year, was the world’s first openly transgender mayor.

It follows decades of 'chronic underspending' on infrastructure, one councillor says.

'The city needs to move forward and leave all that behind us.'

He suggested i-Site could be one area where staff cuts could be made.

A new society has been formed aimed at getting the tourist attraction back on water.

'We've been taken to the cleaners by these agencies,' he says.

“Wilding pines overwhelm our landscapes, kill native plants and force out native animals."

The confirmed median increase rates rise is lower than the 11.1 per cent signalled.

'It’s a huge, huge rates increase,' one man said.

Government changes are rolling back rights, a Northland leader says.

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has hit out at the Government’s proposed Māori wards changes.

Further inquiries are ongoing 'to pinpoint' the source of the contamination.