'Generation chair' splits Kāpiti's future: A call for climate action in council
The chair is split down the middle to represent action versus inaction.
The chair is split down the middle to represent action versus inaction.
Gisborne's DrainWise scheme hailed for boosting sewage system capacity during wet weather.
A referendum will now be held alongside the 2025 local government election.
Councillors voted 7-6 to keep the service as is until at least next year.
Mayor Stoltz thanks Govt for investment, highlighting cyclone damage.
OPINION: Are we really going to start people on the path to prison for parking?
The AT board also ignored Brown's wish for a contested recruitment process.
Friends of the Aviary want to turn the facility into a 'valuable, educational resource'.
OPINION: Central govt pockets about $300,000 per new home in taxes - for no money down.
The council unanimously voted to reaffirm its resolution to establish a Māori Ward.
Council's power costs surged 40% in three months, impacting water supply expenses.
A new ruling has clarified the hazy laws around destruction orders for dogs that attack.
OPINION: The task is on ratepayers' backs, and it shouldn't be.
The council says it needs more direct discussion with iwi and mana whenua.
OPINION: The district council is spending more on daily operations than it takes in.
OPINION: PM tells councils to focus on basics, not 'laundry list of distractions'.
It's in a dog's DNA to kill says a farmer left with 16 dead stock.
It's been a busy start to the job for the new Waipa District Council CEO.
OPINION: 'We have no idea what the Government believes are council luxuries.'
OPINION: Readers write on Māori wards, forestry prosecution costs, green energy issues.
Iwi complain about 'injustice' of three-week consultation on law change.
The council said it is the first time in almost 20 years it has had to resort this action.
Neil Kirton said he would advocate for council to send letters to all affected ratepayers.
'We need to make our shadow look bigger than we are.'
Opinion: "Māori should not be treated differently to anyone else." - Hapeta
OPINION: The PM didn't mince his words when telling councils to watch their spending.
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources Minister Shane Jones set out changes to the government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill Video / NZ Herald
OPINION: Luxon knew he was picking a fight he was odds-on to win.
No rates repayments have been made on the property since March 2005 - nearly 20 years.
'I think he was throwing a blanket over all of local government.'