Local Council

After Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, the Hawke's Bay town was given $70 million of Crown funding to provide the town with protection from future flooding.

From no-mow trials in public parks to soft plastic recycling, Carterton council is adopting sustainable practices across its business units.

Local government inflation was 3.3 percent this year, meaning almost all of a 4 percent rates cap would have been used to cover inflation, Nadine Taylor said.

The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua Lakes Council's...

The fate of a proposed North Canterbury housing development is no closer to being known, more than two years after it was first rejected.

The government's new rates cap will hit the most vulnerable, infrastructure-stressed councils hardest, Weston Kirton says.

South Wairarapa Mayor Fran Wilde said more detail was needed from the government to answer important questions on the banded rates cap.

Max Brough who campaigned on a rates cap dressed as the Grinch in New Plymouth's Christmas Parade last weekend.

A champion cyclist is "disgusted" by a spate of vandalism in Wellington's Town Belt which appears to be targeting mountain bikers.

Regional councils have to find a different way of operating that cuts down on double ups and layers of bureaucracy.

Wayne Brown has taken aim at the policy, suggesting the government should start paying rates on its own properties. Audio

Wayne Brown says his proposal is focused on delivering smarter services and faster progress to strengthen communities and businesses.

But some want assurance the policy will not affect local councils' ability to invest in core services and infrastructure.