We asked nzherald readers what they thought of a Christchurch councillor's $4000 US trip to study sandcastles.

Thirty-five years after smashing the mile record, Sir John Walker is entering a very different race.

A Christchurch city councillor won't stand at the next election after a ratepayer-funded US trip to study sandcastles.

A city councillor is keeping her head below the parapet after taking a $4000 ratepayer funded trip to California to study sandcastles.

Hawkins Construction gets a boost from government spending.

The new Newmarket railway station was a unique project that demanded an innovative approach, writes Steve Hart.

Bus drivers say Auckland City's tough bus-lane enforcement regime is forcing motorists to cut them off with sudden turns.

The head of Auckland's regional council has joined the chorus of criticism of bus lanes, accusing the Auckland City Council of "revenue gouging".

Jeri Knight might be 80 years old but it didn't stop her beating the might of the Manukau City Council over a wrongly issued car warrant of fitness fine.

A cab driver says he's been unfairly ticketed by a warden who happens to be a driver for a rival company.