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Revealed: Sir Peter Jackson's Wellington election spend
The film-maker gave now mayor Andy Foster $30,000 through his companies.
The film-maker gave now mayor Andy Foster $30,000 through his companies.
Former civic leaders say cost will be nearer $30 billion - not $10 billion.
Comment: Many will be surprised to hear their rates burden hasn't become more onerous.
Councillors thought the buildings would come at no extra cost - they were wrong.
There are unresolved issues over the land on which the proposed port would sit.
Local government hands-off in White Island access and tourism watch.
Stress, nuisance, noise, vibrations, dust, demolition, trucks - residents upset.
Waste management charges are rising after China stopped taking the city's recyclables.
Stephen Ngahere's death is one of several grim finds at Wellington City Council flats.
Rural communities in Northland are crying out for easier access to suitable housing.
Kevin Atkinson fears he's on the outer, as nervy wait beckons.
Wellington's new mayor and regional council chair meet with Transport Minister.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wants Auckland's port to move.
Pros and cons of move will be debated
Wellington's former mayor and current city councillor Diane Calvert are in a war of words.
Viv Beck says there is an information void from Government about light rail.
The clink of mayoral chains, pay rises, free lunches and first meeting nerves.
Wellington city councillor Simon Woolf is facing a code of conduct investigation.
Local government reporting in the North gets a lift with taxpayer-funded project.
Simon Woolf is in hot water again after wading into staffing employment matters.
Hawke's Bay councils have broken new ground with a meeting of all mayors and councillors.
Wellington City Council slammed for turning parents' room into a massage room.
COMMENT: Councillor Cathy Casey seeking professional support after repeated incidents.
Mt Albert locals say they'll block contractors felling 350 exotic trees on the maunga.
People are worried the Conservation Minister is going to ban whitebaiting altogether.
Dog owners are being warned after hundreds of rats washed up onto beaches in Westport.
Clouds clear for new mayor Andy Foster as Justin Lester's vote recount bid is quashed.
Why should the Government bail out a sinking-ship TV3, a commercial enterprise?
New information shines a different light on Wellington's mayoral vote recount saga.
Whanganui District Council celebrates Whanganui Win. Made with funding from NZ on Air.