Ngāti Rangi has completed its first small-scale affordable rental development in Ohakune.

Troy Brown will take on the role in December when Whetu Moataane stands down.

Local and tribal stories are key in the expanded Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery.

The redeveloped gallery will reopen on November 9.

Andrew Beijeman is moving on after 10 years with Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation.

Three central North Island iwi are preparing to elect their first board of trustees.

The Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi population increased by 44.2% between 2013 and 2023.

Five works will bring focus to the cultural significance and tūpuna history of the area.

Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.

The wind farm near Taihape would be big enough to power 150,000 homes.

He is urging the Government to step in.

The region faces the significant threat of eruptions and lahars.

Whanganui River iwi are working with other organisations against an invasive clam.

'This is a critical step in our journey.'

A Government directive to councils to deliver the basics has cast a shadow over plans.

The Ombudsman investigated six complaints about the way Whanganui's council responded.

Chief executive David Langford says delivering a deficit is 'not the desired result'.

The council voted unanimously to keep the Māori ward.

'We’re saying we don’t want to send it to a referendum.'

Mayor Andy Watson says everybody has the right to know how councillors stand on the issue.

Horizons Regional Council has affirmed its two Māori constituencies for the 2025 election.

'I believe this can be fixed – there needs to be an intervention.'

Ruapehu District Council has earmarked $3 million for the project.

The Government has invited the mayors to work with WPI on possible solutions.

Chief executive Mike Ryan said rapidly increasing energy prices were unsustainable.

Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says he is deeply concerned for local communities.

Ruapehu and South Taranaki district councils will now be required to hold referendums.

Councillors are talking with the community about the future of Ruapehu's Māori ward.

Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase says it is an attempt to 'diminish Māori representation'.

Ruapehu District Council says it is bowing out from financing housing developments.

A rise in land valuations has opened the door to intensifying infill housing.

A rural mayor says there’s no incentive for councils to band together in new entities.

Ruapehu's council hit its debt ceiling while expecting relief from Three Waters cash.

Ruapehu District Council will have meetings in Ohakune and Taumarunui.

Ruapehu District Council wants an exemption from new legislation on Māori wards.

Twenty-five Ruapehu marae are involved in the programme.

'It’s a minor innovation but it could have profound impact.'

Whanganui District Council says it's a pushback against Government moves.

The scheme was introduced after some property values sky-rocketed in 2022.

An Ōwhango business owner found a collection of freshwater gold clams left by guests.

One councillor called it 'totally unpalatable'.

Māori health providers are in 'a state of abeyance'.

An old dump site was discovered on the Whanganui River's edge in Aramoho.

Whanganui's mayor says he'd reject the pay rise if he could.

David Langford is paid about $372,400 a year.

The rates increase is provisional until WDC adopts its Long-Term Plan in July.

A community group wants to take over running Whanganui's aviary.

'I do worry about the salaries for elected members' - Rangitīkei mayor

The Remuneration Authority has released the 2024/25 local government salaries.

Andrew Tripe says six-point plan to cut council costs has helped ratepayers.

The new central Whanganui roundabout has eight radiating splinter islands.

The district’s nearly 20 marae will be able to apply for marae development grants.

'We have previously decided that these are the best representation arrangements ...'

The Police Hub is expected to be operational in mid-2027.

'Communities are the first level of response during emergencies'

It could be the biggest build the Waimarino township has seen.

Work to clear the site and prepare for the new 'justice precinct' is well under way.

Cutbacks were likely to result in more pre-packaged and less healthy items.

Whanganui contractor says revamp could disadvantage smaller-scale food businesses.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua wants National Park Village to be named Waimarino.

Land, buildings, and reserves could go on the market.

Whanganui District Mayor Andrew Tripe says decisions 'should be made at council level'.

Sediment had built up because regular dredging had not taken place for years.

It would return the depth of the port basin to historical levels.

A further 489 submissions have been made on changing the railway station name.

Rangitīkei's mayor says resource management law is 'an incredible frustration'.

New wastewater dispersal schemes on land to end discharging into streams and lakes.

Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson is concerned about the repeal of water service reforms.

'I’m here to celebrate what [the protesters] did. That’s the difference.'

The council is meeting behind closed doors to review the organisation.

He's happy with the broad direction of the Government's Local Water Done Well policy.

"To be uninterrupted made it a different and very special experience."

The names National Park and Waimarino have been pondered multiple times.

The speaker is being investigated by the government department he works for.

Whanganui iwi travelled to Tūrangawaewae just “to be there”.

Iwi leaders will meet at Tūrangawaewae Marae this weekend.

Iwi calling for the North Island tourist village to revert to its historical name.

The statue will be moved somewhere else.