NNew Zealand Read More Project Phoenix: South Waikato positive about future after tough monthsFebruary 11, 2026 In response to the closure and to combat that uncertainty, the South Waikato District Council, together with local…
NNew Zealand Read More Dame Kerry Prendergast appointed chair of Tauranga council audit committeeFebruary 11, 2026 Dame Kerry Prendergast. Photo / Supplied Prendergast was Wellington Mayor from 2001 to 2010, a former vice-president of…
NNew Zealand Read More Wairoa fatal crash: One dead and two critically injured after car and school bus collideFebruary 11, 2026 The school has been contacted for comment. Deputy secretary at the Ministry of Education Jocelyn Mikaere said the…
NNew Zealand Read More Far North Mayor Moko Tepania quashes rumours of Labour MP candidacyFebruary 10, 2026 “Would the mayor do the community the courtesy of being open about his intentions for the upcoming election,”…
BBusiness Read More Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Government ‘unqualified’ to lead city’s economic recoveryFebruary 9, 2026 Construction of the Convention Centre began back in 2015 and was initially supposed to take 38 months, but…
NNew Zealand Read More Far North councillor faces formal action over false Moko Tepania MP postFebruary 6, 2026 He said the mayor and councillors were focused on representing the district during events that drew national attention.…
HHeadlines Read More Tauranga mayor says it’s unlikely Mount Maunganui landslide area will remain a campsiteFebruary 5, 2026 “We’ve got a number of conversations to have with the families of those that lost loved ones, because…
NNew Zealand Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale recounts confronting scenesFebruary 4, 2026 The worst of the storm swept through overnight, causing damage around Tauranga and the neighbouring Western Bay of…
HHeadlines Read More Wayne Brown defends surge in Auckland Council consultant costsFebruary 3, 2026 Said Brown: “I don’t want people twiddling their thumbs. We hire when the work is there. If you…
HHeadlines Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Why Tauranga City Council commissioned external reviewFebruary 3, 2026 In an emergency meeting on Monday, the council voted to appoint an external person to lead an organisational…
NNew Zealand Read More Mayor Tania Tapsell tops spending as Rotorua councillors election costs revealedJanuary 25, 2026 Smaller donations of $2000 were received from electricity company Unison, the Prince’s Gate Hotel and a personal donor,…
NNew Zealand Read More Decision-making power slipping away from councils, Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson tells RātanaJanuary 24, 2026 He pointed to the pace and scale of reform across local government, including changes to water services, regional…