
Luxon to ask councils to cut their own cloth before asking Govt for handouts
As councils hike rates ever higher, the PM will tell them to tighten their belts.
As councils hike rates ever higher, the PM will tell them to tighten their belts.
Tairāwhiti residents are urged to educate youth on voting for Māori wards.
'There’s no excuse for rates going up that fast. It’s just completely unnecessary.'
Until this year, workshops have been closed to the public and the media.
'Significant ongoing risks' at sites along cliff face.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced a crackdown on drunk and drugged drivers, setting the Police a target of performing 3.3 million roadside alcohol tests a year.
The Waitangi Treaty principles bill is in the firing line, over 1000 firefighters contain a blaze in Turkey, and NZ Tourism confirms our numbers of tourists remains low.
A Tauranga woman has been locked in a row with the council over unpaid rates.
The Government won't be mandating meters but the minister is a 'very strong advocate'.
Whanganui District Council has debated whether to have 10 or 12 elected members in 2025.
The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%. It is the first cut since March 2020.
Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward councillor Maria Huata was sworn in on Tuesday.
Wellington Girls' College students hold a silent protest at Parliament over their earthquake-prone class block. Video / NZ Herald
'Decision now puts the future of Māori wards in the hands of our community.'
The market value of the properties is about $21.8 million.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced that the government has agreed to policy settings that will allow time of use schemes to be proposed. Video / NZ Herald
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He said he was cleansing an 18-year-old woman's chakras through spiritual massage.
The Act Party has hit back, criticising the move as a 'race-based' decision.
Nearly 400 people want the option in Rotorua.
The Government has unveiled changes to allow new council-owned water companies to be able to access more cheap borrowing from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA)
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Gisborne's mayor urges Govt for stronger laws to tackle derelict buildings in CBDs.
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On Sunday, National Ministers announced a policy dubbed “Make it Count” to boost maths education.
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If they don't agree to hold a referendum, the ward must be abolished.
Most councils have now adopted their 2024-34 LTPs.