Local Council

Hauraki District Council has designated another 26 properties in Waihi for future mining.

New Plymouth District Council votes to approve funding for new homeless shelter

The decision comes less than two weeks since an urgent hearing.

The Representation Commission is consulting on its electoral boundary review that will see changes to the Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua electorates for the 2026 general election. Audio

Hamilton City Council animal control received 100 puppies younger than four weeks old in the first three months of the year. Audio

The YMCA has offered its central city building as a shelter location for the growing number of people who are homeless in New Plymouth.

RNZ's list of who is running for the capital's top job and what they are standing for.

A $500,000 crossing on a busy Christchurch road will have speed bumps on a southbound lane but none of the lane heading north.

Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan died after a dog attack at a property north of Katikati. Audio

New Plymouth is pushing on with the installation of dedicated cycle lanes despite funding cuts and ongoing resistance from some businesses and residents. Video

Auckland Council says it will remove a road cone left on top of a 50-metre tall tree after it forgot about it for almost six months.

Aucklanders will vote in new councillors later this year.

Public toilets and rubbish bins are just some of the casualties of Tasman District Council's latest attempt to cut costs.

Work on the first stage of the project will start next month.

Tauranga Mayor says the focus should be on 'big issues', not coffee costs. Audio

They revealed a confidential council plan.

Rotorua residents will have a say on two options for the city's three-water services, as well as the city's proposed work for the next year.

The business watchdog will be monitoring the company.

Three iwi representatives who will sit on Tauranga City Council committees have been welcomed to their roles.