Mana whenua have requested Invercargill Council do better with the use of macrons.

Contractors will now be rejecting non-confirming items left in recycling bins.

A proposal which will hit the pockets of homeowners receives heavy opposition.

One resident was brought to tears during the marathon council meeting.

"They don't want the river or the haven to be harmed."

The city needs that money to fund proposed projects over 10 years.

With a slip closing Mangawhai's surf clubhouse, it takes longer to get to rescues.

The Government claims its plan is the most efficient way to deliver reform.

The council claims he should have found a meter that worked.

Opinion: Do we really think local authorities can fix the problems?

Karl Tiefenbacher is having a crack at politics after starting Kaffee Eis 19 years ago.

Adding hundreds of millions of dollars in costs and an urgent revision to previous budgets

Heavy rain and sea swell has caused increased erosion at Bluecliffs.

OPINION: It's a make-or-break week for the capital - and residents have had enough.

Men’s Shed says it can’t afford council plans to introduce ‘fairer’ fees.

'Council representation should be fair and effective for all Whanganui residents.'

Local Government NZ was singing a different tune to the coalition at Waitangi.

Stratford on Stage has been operating out of The Castle for over three decades.

The Wellington region is in level 2 water restrictions.

The new courts - to cost $25m - are part of the Memorial Park redevelopment plans.

Opinion: 2024 is shaping as the year of big rates rises in Hawke's Bay - here's why.

Kerbside standardisation is expected to divert an extra 53,000 tonnes of recycling.

It has been almost nine years since the district council refreshed its Māori policy.

Wellington Water says it's up to the council how much it wants to spend.

Whanau said her meeting with minister Simeon Brown was 'very constructive and positive'.

Act is joining a former mayor call for Tauranga’s commission to take caretaker role.