Hamilton park plan audit done, but council will not reveal outcome
Council refuses to reveal details of audit into park expansion.
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Auckland's Mayor is being told to stop his secret squirrel behaviour over stadium report.
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Plastic stockpiles growing after China ban
Stockpiled plastic a 'scary' nationwide problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Level the playing field for Māori wards, MPs told
Former New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd seeks better representation in the council.
Editorial: Big drive to improve city
EDITORIAL: Auckland tourism is aiming to be better, not just bigger.
Rates rises no solution to local government funding shortages
Local Government Minister: "Simply raising rates is not the solution."
Mind your language: The eight naughty words Council redacted
Hamilton City Council has reluctantly released its list of eight forbidden words.
Risky business: Aussie example shows how quickly tram projects can derail
Australasia's biggest tram project in dispute
Super Fund wants aboard $6b tram plan
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Council manager to learn from the Aussies
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Hamilton City Council censors public feedback
Some city councillors say censorship of public submissions doesn't make sense.
New Govt water plan would curb intensification
Tough measures aim to control pollution in rural waterways.
We could do with something new on regional council horizon
Whanganui should split from Horizons with the district council expanding its role
Controversial Mudtopia festival scrapped
Mud festival which controversially imported mud from Korea lost $570,000 plus.
Rachel Stewart: Why the 'h' do they bother?
Councils have perfected pretending they're doing something meaningful about water quality
Mayor frustrated by Māori ward 'myths'
Palmerston North Mayor settles Māori ward myths. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Are you deaf or just stupid?': Mayor's fiery outburst
The feisty exchange came during a debate over a travel bill.
Rachel Stewart: Why the 'h' do they bother?
COMMENT: Some of dullest minds in the country found at local government tables.
Major Govt water review: Sector asks for new regulator
Call follows revelations that three quarters of a million Kiwis are drinking unsafe water.
Maori/Crown relations focus of Whanganui hui
Kelvin Davis is keen to hear ideas from the public about improving Maori/Crown relations.
Your say: Bigotry, intolerance and council attendance
Readers have their say on religious intolerance; racial 'privilege'; and Israel Folau
Goff promotes 11.5c regional fuel tax
Phil Goff has got out of his sickbed to promote a 11.5c fuel tax in Auckland.
King won't respond to questions about his potential rate savings
Hamilton mayor won't respond to questions about rates savings.
Auckland road deaths, injuries at crisis point
"Vision Zero is the idea that there shouldn't be any deaths on our roads."
Young guns gear up for byelection battle
Young and ambitious, Northcote candidates are revealed.
Taranaki business boss to PM: 'Work with us, not against us'
Mayor: "We expected a conversation about a planned transition to a low-carbon economy."
Half-way mark: 'It's bloody tough'
Horowhenua mayor talks about the past, future and change. Made with funding from NZ On Air
SH2 campaigners park wreck outside council
A poignant message has been parked outside hearings to prioritise transport projects.
Hamilton mayor in line for big rates bill drop
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Tensions boil over in tourism funding saga
Five more meetings will be held on the regional council's long term plan.