Waitaki was one of the six councils to receive a letter from the DIA prior to the submission deadline. Ashburton did not receive the letter from the DIA. Selwyn’s standalone CCO, Selwyn Water Limited, ...

North Canterbury towns Rangiora and Kaiapoi will be given greater protection from flooding thanks to a Government funding ...

South Taranaki currently faces a fast-track application for seabed mining, with more miners awaiting the precedent-setting decision. Wave generation company Ngaru Energy’s chief executive Charles ...

Westland mayor Helen Lash says trying to help needy ratepayers and keeping them better informed will be top priorities for ...

Ousted Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton is resigning as president of Local Government NZ. Broughton announced his resignation this ...

Waipu dairy farmer Ken Couper has been elected Whangārei’s new Mayor, ousting incumbent Vince Cocurullo. Couper won the election to run New Zealand’s seventh-largest city toppling outgoing one-term ...

Many Samoans face serious health risks due to poor nutrition, which is partly attributed to the high cost and limited availability of healthy food in the country, a diet analysis report has found. The ...

Dan Gordon is putting the election campaign behind him as he begins his third term as Waimakariri mayor. Mr Gordon was ...

A narrow shared pathway along the waterfront was used by walkers, cyclists and families. There was no barrier between the ...

A person has died following a boating incident off Napier today. Police were contacted at 1.40pm today after two people failed to return from a crayfishing trip this morning. Coastguard Hawke’s Bay ...

Toitū te Tiriti spokesperson Eru Kapa-Kingi has hit back at "false" allegations levelled at him by Te Pāti Māori leadership, ...

Labour's leader has admitted he "forgot" his health spokesperson was set to release policy today, after being caught off ...