Rotorua Lakes Council will keep its Local Government New Zealand membership - at least for now. The council joined the list of local authorities weighing up membership to the advocacy body, at a ...

The horror unfolding in Sudan knows no bounds. Just three days ago, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched coordinated attacks from multiple directions on the besieged city of El Fasher and Abu Shouk ...

The report was due to be adopted by the end of last year but due to flow on effects of the late adoption of the Long-term ...

The Ōpōtiki Harbour Management Committee will include representatives from the district council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, the Crown, iwi and both commercial and non-commercial harbour users.

Kaikōura's council is sticking to its promise to keep its average rate rise under 10 percent - but only just. The Kaikōura District Council approved its draft 2025/26 annual plan on Wednesday, April ...

The bridge repair option recommended to council would cost $945,000 and would involve the installation of temporary propping ...

An old rugby club building in rural Southland could soon be sold for just $1. But Southland District Council is being secretive about the extra information sought before a decision is made.

A state of emergency has been declared in Selwyn as river levels rise and homes have been evacuated. Mayor Sam Broughton declared the state of emergency at 5.39am following 24 hours of heavy rain in ...

The Canterbury town of Culverden was able to take its turn at hosting an Anzac Day service for the first time in four years on Friday. Amuri residents past and present travelled from far and wide to ...

A decision to restore a 100kph speed limit on State Highway 1, south of Woodend, is being labelled ‘‘disappointing’’ by one Waimakariri councillor. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced it ...

Duncan Rutherford, a local sheep farmer, owned the Hanmer Lodge Hotel, which he offered to the Government in 1915 as a convalescent home for injured soldiers until the Soldiers’ Block at Queen Mary ...

The Government announced in March it will introduce two new pieces of legislation to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) later this year, promising to grow the economy, raise living standards, ...