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Whanganui gets first share of Provincial Growth Fund.
Local Focus: 'District Councils lack expertise for mangrove management'
Mangroves protect coastlines and reduce carbon loading. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Don't give money to beggars, says council
Police say person who smashed shop windows in Greerton was not a beggar or homeless.
Is this the year NZ's water war simmers?
The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?
Going into bat for the Masters Games
Councillor, Mayor head south in support of Masters Games.
Toll of the tempest: The town where summer stopped
A Hauraki town faces a huge clean up after a summer deluge.
LGNZ: More cash needed to meet tourist influx
Long-term funding needed to help councils meet growing tourist influx, lobby group says.
Climate change: NZ lacks co-ordinated plan
NZ doesn't have a co-ordinated plan to adapt to future climate change, Govt report finds.
Architects favour land-based option for America's Cup base
Leading architects say extending wharf to create America's Cup base is a bad idea
Hosking: A public service full of waste, ineptitude and incompetence
COMMENT: In a one-day period major critical services have been exposed as haphazard.
Brian Rudman: We live - and die - as a region
We are a region. Our future lies as a region, and we have to pay for it.
Council may face legal action if homes flooded
A resident's association has put the Christchurch City Council on notice.
Massive 15.5 per cent rate rise still tipped for Hamilton
Hamilton mayor Andrew King won't invest in playgrounds, libraries or the zoo.
Bid to break away from Auckland fails
Local Government Commission rejects secession bids by Northern Rodney and Waiheke Island.
Auckland Council to slash travel budget
CEO Stephen Town is to cut 30 per cent off council travel budget.
Where crystals are becoming a calling
Women left council to start natural health businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hosking: When it comes to rates, councils 'rob' us
Comment: Paying rates based on the value of our house is insane
Fed Farmers drop Northland GMO appeal
Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.
Grant McLachlan: Why North Rodney doesn't need Super City
COMMENT: Rural Rodney finds the Auckland Council too big, too distant from its needs.
The Big Read: Our slow-moving disaster
It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?
Big support for Auckland's pest-free mission
Auckland's bold mission to rid itself of pests has been met with a groundswell of support.
Two steps forward, one step back
Phil Goff celebrates his first year as Auckland Mayor in the midst of a salary scandal.
Another councillor fails citizenship test, forcing by-election
Buller council face by-election after it was revealed a councillor was not a citizen.
Council body had early warning about Birkenhead slip
A business owner alerted Auckland Transport about the Birkenhead slip four weeks ago.
North Rodney breakaway bid: Rates hike warning
Winston Peters is "where we need him", independence group says.
Goff's $239 million tax grab
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wants Auckland ratepayers' GST to spend on infrastructure.
The Big Read: 'I'm fed up being offered a ****job when walking my dog'
Residents' six-year battle to move sex workers from plying trade outside their homes.
The Big Read: 'I'm fed up being offered a ****job when walking my dog'
Residents' six-year battle to move sex workers from plying trade outside their homes.
Labour hasn't let down early voters - Ardern
Labour's tax U-turn will not stop it from fixing NZ's housing woes, Jacinda Ardern says.
Regions should grab share of tax revenue
Investment needs to go into regional NZ to support economic growth, says Kevin Jaffe.
Minister: Protesters rubbed rat poison on me
Environment Minister has welcomed a drop of poison bait at the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary.
Election 2017: Parties share science, hazard policies
Where do political parties stand on science funding and natural hazards?