COMMENT: In New Zealand you can still call up the mayor in most cities, writes Jack Tame.

Aspiration to build on district's strengths revealed in CHB council community project.

Auckland Council has been pitched a revolutionary, sunken stadium for the waterfront.

Experts say the Horowhenua mayor's move to reinstate his deputy has no legal standing.

The Government is close to making a decision on adjustments to tax thresholds.

Horowhenua's Mayor has sacked his deputy and brought in a replacement, despite protests.

Councils are reviewing how NZ communities can be more prepared for future storms.

Georgina Beyer is on the road to recovery after a kidney transplant.

Why do so many New Zealand communities lie in flood zones? An expert explains.

MP Damien O'Connor seeks probe into claims against Westland Mayor Bruce Smith.

Sir Geoffrey Palmer sat down with Guyon Espiner to talk about his days as Prime Minister.

A district council committee is to review the issue of Maori wards this Wednesday.

Cleaners will soon be included in Wellington Council's pledge to provide a living wage.

COMMENT: New ways are needed to help councils bear cost of vital infrastructure.

Will Wairarapa's people support amalgamation? Made with funding from NZ On Air

More details have emerged about the asbestos contamination at Auckland's Motat museum

Motat's off-site collections are covered in asbestos and ratepayers will pick up the bill.

Shake-up of council functions signed off - but not without criticism of mayor Phil Goff.

By John Cousins The Tauranga City Council is seeking public feedback on an annual plan with the biggest capital spending programme

Local Govt NZ estimates the country needs to plan for $1.38b of new facilities for tourists.

MPs are expecting furious opposition to proposals on fluoridated drinking water as public hearings kick off this week.

Here's what you paid for Len Brown's farewell gift, Auckland.

Raymond Huo on Labour's foreign buyers policy and his plans for infrastructure bonds for investor migrants.

Soaring values in Hastings and Havelock North mean 5.4% rates hike tipped.

COMMENT: The Mayor's proposed way to pay for Auckland's tourism promo is a knee-jerk response that will not deliver positive benefits to the city.

COMMENT: Auckland should look at a deal with the Government to share returns on growth.

COMMENT: New Zealand clean and green? Try mean and short-sighted.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some blast agreement as 'bunkum' but others see it as a useful framework