Hamilton mayor Andrew King won't invest in playgrounds, libraries or the zoo.

Local Government Commission rejects secession bids by Northern Rodney and Waiheke Island.

CEO Stephen Town is to cut 30 per cent off council travel budget.

Women left council to start natural health businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Comment: Paying rates based on the value of our house is insane

Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.

COMMENT: Rural Rodney finds the Auckland Council too big, too distant from its needs.

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Auckland's bold mission to rid itself of pests has been met with a groundswell of support.

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.

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

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

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

Proposal that could lead to microchipping, registration for cats became a official policy.

Resigning Rural Community Board member Euan McLachlan says job offer was too good to miss.

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