Stories by Libby Kirkby-McLeod

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell is taking the city's council to the Ombudsman after he said they failed to give satisfactory answers to an information request over the contentious sale of the city's marine…

It's just the latest isolated community on the Coromandel peninsula looking for more security. Audio

The proposed sale took another turn last week when Tauranga council was served with judicial review proceedings and the High Court granted an interim injunction to prevent the sale from going ahead.

Tauranga council has released previously private documents and agendas relating to the controversial sale of its marine precinct.

Tokoroa has not had a parade since 2022.

Many say NZ is well behind the rest of the world in developing and supporting its creative professionals. Audio

Workers have been called to a meeting at the Kinleith Mill. Audio

For some submitters, it was an emotional experience.

One councillor says it's woeful that the sport is being "evicted" from its acclaimed venue at Western Springs after 95 years. Audio

Staff currently use another form of physical modelling to predict flooding, but it takes 24 hours to develop forecasts.

They say the closure of the Greerton store in the village centre will particularly impact elderly in the community.

Insect enthusiast Norm Twigge volunteers at a Tauranga butterfly house and has never seen numbers so low. Audio

Three months after the Tauranga city council elections, several candidates still haven't filed their expenses and donation returns.

Tom Phillips and his three children have been missing since December 2021. Here's what we know so far.

"With the weather funnelling in basically directly from the east, that rain is going to linger," MetService says.

However, the South Waikato town of Tokoroa is still one of the worst in the country when it comes to hazardous particles in the air.

South Waikato mayor Gary Petley says his language after a tense debate was not directed at anyone, but realises it may have appeared to be directed at a fellow councillor.

Councillors are questioning why a mayor's changes leave no women in charge of committees, despite making up half the council.

It comes as central government directs councils to "rein in the fantasies" and get back to core business.

Lisa Quarrie says recent years for her Hamilton businesses have been even harder than during the global financial crisis.

South Waikato District Council next week will debate whether Anzac memorial events and Christmas parades are core council business they should help fund - or not. Audio

The department responsible for managing contaminated sites on public land has had $8m slashed from its budget over the next four years.

The volcano is going through an "extended active period". What does that mean?

The city will use electric vans with no set stops to replace large diesel buses.

It will help accurately identify dogs that are - and are not - involved in attacks, it says.