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Brian Fallow: Opening up the local body money tap
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Wellington Council divided over need for outside help to sort squabbles
Wellington's mayor calls in outside help, but not everyone is keen on the idea.
Medical clinics on 'brink of collapse' as patient numbers decimated
Urgent-care & after-hours clinics say they need urgent funds to continue seeing patients.
Napier City Council won't have permanent CEO until 2021
Napier City Council has appointed Keith Marshall as Interim Chief Executive.
Wellington mayor calls in facilitator over divided council
COMMENT: Andy Foster appears to be at his wits' end with his divided councillors.
Councils told to hold off on voluntary pay cuts decisions
Elected members facing mounting pressure to take pay cuts urged to wait for more clarity.
Council pay cuts: Who's taking them, who's not
Some have jumped to take voluntary cuts, others have called them 'morally indefensible'.
Local Focus: Mauao to remain closed but business planning should begin
'We shouldn't be taking any risks,' says Tauranga Mayor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rotorua council pay cuts would be 'immoral' - chief exec
Geoff Williams says he "fundamentally does not support" the call for executive pay cuts.
Auckland Council considering a lower rates rise
The council will waive the bed tax paid by hotels and accommodation providers.
Bus patronage drops by at least 90 per cent around NZ
Almost empty buses still provide an important service, say providers.
Local Focus: Taupō mayor demands visitors avoid town during lockdown
This weekend would usually see plenty of tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wellington City Council throws out rates freeze
Lower rates increases will instead be worked on amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Councils warned rates freezes could cripple economic recovery
The cost of rates freezes could hit just as people are getting back on their feet.
Coronavirus: Government should fully fund Auckland's rapid transport network
Chris Darby said Auckland should stop being spoon-fed money for rapid transit.
Covid-19: Phil Goff still pushing 3.5 per cent rates rise
Goff said the virus had created the worst recession since the 1930s.
Covid-19: What will happen to Auckland rates?
Several councils around the country are freezing rates or offering relief to ratepayers.
'It's crazy': DHB accused of withholding Covid-19 case information
"It's like saying privacy isn't important in Queenstown, but it is in Waikato."
Reserve Bank's latest emergency move ... and what comes next
New Zealand's Reserve Bank has made another unorthodox policy move.
Playgrounds shut down across New Zealand
Sorry kids - those slides and swings are a no-go for the next four weeks.
Coronavirus: Wellington City Council calls urgent meeting
Council finds way around the rules so meetings can continue during self-isolation.
Coronavirus: Move to relax rules for local council meetings
It means decisions could still be made when councillors tune in via audio or video link.
Local Focus: Rotorua lakes welcomes new toilet block
Budget bogs a model for other public toilets. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
OIA rules flouted in election year - Ombudsman's warning
Agencies are 'dragging the chain', says Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier.
Mayor on $30k leadership course at luxury resort - at ratepayers' cost
Questions have been flying over Andy Foster's whereabouts this week.
Local Focus: Tauranga rates rise under fire
Residents question 12.6 per cent rates hike. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Multi-billion-dollar red flag over Wellington's water woes
2014 report revealed $2.6b needed to fix asbestos cement pipes, or ones in poor condition.
A city that is going places
Disruption in Auckland is inevitable when you are making transformational change.
The sprinkler bandits of Hastings
Residents breaking bylaws in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'City of cones, cranes and cameras' but Auckland's growing pains worth it
Auckland's dramatic transformation is necessary to develop it as a future-ready city.
Fran O'Sullivan: Auckland's Game-Changer
COMMENT: The Super City has finally achieved an exciting momentum.