Local Council

There's a clash of wills going on between central and local government in Taranaki when it comes to plans for seabed mining.

After many long nights and tears, a business owner is celebrating her babywear company's second anniversary alongside the launch of a pop up store.

Businesses in central Auckland are calling for an inquiry into "cost blow-out and delays" in the City Rail Link project.

The long-awaited project will help reduce congestion along State Highway 1, where the existing bridge has had to close twice due to flooding in recent years, cutting the South Island off in the…

Presenting a petition to the Franklin local board, Caio Maffey said something needed to be done about speeding outside Awhitu District School.

For the past four years, the Otago Regional Council had been developing an adaptation strategy involving technical reports and community consultation.

Councillor Rob Telfer is concerned some farming properties in the district were about to be approved to go into forestry.

French executives will be flying to New Zealand to discuss the timing and budget of the Auckland City Rail project after concerns from officials about its deadline.

It was ruled that the Victoria Street area where Dame Kerry Prendergast received a parking ticket had not been correctly designated as a footpath.

Level three water restrictions are now in place in Napier due to heavy water use amid a dry spell of weather, the council says.

Whanganui council is going public with aspects of the Treaty settlement being negotiated by iwi before it considers signing up to a binding "world-first indigenous-council partnership".

Some people love the scenery, but others say the fluff is making their lives miserable.