A business owner alerted Auckland Transport about the Birkenhead slip four weeks ago.

Winston Peters is "where we need him", independence group says.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wants Auckland ratepayers' GST to spend on infrastructure.

Residents' six-year battle to move sex workers from plying trade outside their homes.

Residents' six-year battle to move sex workers from plying trade outside their homes.

Labour's tax U-turn will not stop it from fixing NZ's housing woes, Jacinda Ardern says.

Investment needs to go into regional NZ to support economic growth, says Kevin Jaffe.

Environment Minister has welcomed a drop of poison bait at the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary.

Latest vision includes reclamation of ferry basin.

An Auckland councillor called for the head of the region's major sporting body to resign.

Ngāi Te Rangi support it but who else does? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

12 junior students from Poroti School take a seat around council table for a day.

Almost 25 per cent of Hawke's Bay's monitored swimming spots were deemed unsafe.

Auckland's congestion can be solved by hiring cars rather than owning them.

Something will have to give when planning project and, initially, it could be painful.

The PSA says Hamilton council staff think a 15 per cent pay rise for its CEO is unfair.

Hamilton City Council CEO's salary has risen 33 per cent in three years.

Lawyers for a community sports body have questioned the status of its Auckland paymaster

Tradies say subdivision's curving path a bit of a joke but not everyone is laughing.

COMMENT: Is your local council doing enough about mitigating effects of climate change?

As Parliament comes to its final weeks, National is hoping to make few final law changes.

Snippets of news around Northland.

Hastings mayor receives excellence award upon standing down as LGNZ president.

A Samoan politician says her skin colour led to discrimination at a conference in Auckland

Funding row threatens kids sport in already under-resourced part of Auckland.

Petition will urge minister Tolley to take control of 'dysfunctional' local body.

Simon Bridges has rebuffed claims of secret development plans for conservation land.

Frank Ryan, the father of Lucy Lawless and a long-time local politician, died on Friday.

Ideas raised to control cats aren't enough to do the job, ecologist Mark Bellingham says.

The Employers and Manufacturers Association has released a top list 10 of election issues