Local Council

Porirua's mayor-elect, Anita Baker says the council can't get started on business until the contested seat is sorted.

The council says the discovery has reinforced its opposition to resource consents for a private dump company.

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Local Democracy Reporting asked the mayor and councillors to rate their performance out of 10 in seven key areas after 14 months on the job.

The latest consumer price index data revealed rates are up 8.8 percent year-on-year.

Mayor Tania Tapsell says reforms may finally bring Blue Baths back to life.

Last week's site blessing, led by Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, marked the beginning of stage one works of the Lincoln $10.4 million town centre upgrade.

Jonathan Larsen said last week's dismissal of Snow Tane's recount application created more certainty for the council going forward.

New Zealand's national water authority has for the first time ordered a council to intervene in a private water supply it says is failing to address basic safety concerns.

Iwi leader Snow Tane lost by just 21 votes.

While Craig Mackle was re-elected as Kaikōura Mayor, he was not yet sworn in, and could not declare a civil defence emergency during Thursday's weather.

Environment Canterbury is rolling out millions of dollars' worth of flood resilience projects across Mid and Selwyn districts.

Residents have been asked to conserve water as the Omoto Reservoir hits critically low levels.

Tim Macindoe wanted the ceremony brought outside as a symbol of the new council being more visible and approachable to the community.

The decision to pause is pragmatic but also disappointing, says the Conservation Board chairperson.

He might have hung up his mayoral chains, but his life in the public eye could be far from over.

Twenty-four of the 42 councils that were required to hold a referendum voted to remove them.