Local Council

"It will end up with a city which looks like a city, not the world's largest suburb," Wayne Brown says. Audio

More than 1600 fines of up to $800 were issued for infringements over the summer months.

Mayor Richard McGrath stood down his Deputy Mayor Sally Crown in February after she refused to resign.

If Aucklanders aren't bothered to vote, their choice should be respected, Wayne Brown says, but he supports calls to move to in-person voting in 2028.

Simon Watts said the final rates cap policy is still being designed, but didn't anticipate it would cause higher costs for those living in roughly 10,000 council-owned rental homes.

Age Concern Otago has asked the council to consider removing parking fees after new parking meters introduced last December made some elderly people anxious.

A High Court judge upheld a ruling that a new election should be held, after 79 voting papers were cast without the rightful voter's knowledge.

Taranaki Regional Council chief executive Steve Ruru will be interim chief executive at New Plymouth District Council as well.

Mayor Phil Mauger has floated the idea of pumping sewage into the ocean to lessen the stench from the city's damaged treatment plant. Audio

Selling off Wellington City Council's cars, slashing consultant and climate budgets and bringing some traffic management in house make up a new report on council spending.

A little-known fact about kerbside collection has come to light one council - it's possible to have your bin retrieved by the truck driver.

Tauranga dog owners could soon face tighter rules for accessing beaches, paths and public spaces under a refreshed set of council bylaws.

Councillor Dinnie Moeahu hit back on the motion to exclude the public from the debate even though no one had turned up to the meeting.

While seven Christchurch City Council members voted for it, others said it was a breach of human rights and could spark protests itself.

The Kennedy Park stairs in Castor Bay have been closed to the public for more than three years after Cyclone Gabrielle caused significant damage.

The Christchurch City Council is considering pumping partially treated sewage into the ocean to ease the odour coming from a damaged sewage treatment plant.