COMMENT: My family is the sort of family the Auckland Council loves.

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.

Abuse of Andrew Judd an unpleasant reminder of how far NZ still has to come on race relations.

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.

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

The Mt Albert byelection has given Jacinda Ardern the street credibility to give Labour a fresh young face in its leadership.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

The troubled Yachting New Zealand high performance centre has hit another hurdle, with the national body likely to have to reapply for funding.

A veteran Auckland councillor is concerned change is being held back by political fears of activating young voters.

Lawrence Yule will take on Labour candidate Anna Lork for the seat.

Plans to spend up to $70 million on a boutique cricket oval for test matches at Western Springs has received a knock back from Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.

With a week to go, the Mt Albert byelection is shaping up as the quietest and most inconsequential on record.

Don Brash returns to the same place, Orewa, to deliver the same sort of speech, but this time as spokesman for Hobson's Pledge.

The Government is backing locally controlled urban development authorities to fight the slow speed of new city housing and infrastructure.

Following her unsuccessful bid for Mayoralty, Vic Crone has landed the top job at Callaghan Innovation as chief executive.