Far North councillor faces formal action over false Moko Tepania MP post
He said the mayor and councillors were focused on representing the district during events that drew national attention.…
Tauranga mayor says it’s unlikely Mount Maunganui landslide area will remain a campsite
“We’ve got a number of conversations to have with the families of those that lost loved ones, because…
Mount Maunganui landslide: Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale recounts confronting scenes
The worst of the storm swept through overnight, causing damage around Tauranga and the neighbouring Western Bay of…
Wayne Brown defends surge in Auckland Council consultant costs
Said Brown: “I don’t want people twiddling their thumbs. We hire when the work is there. If you…
Mount Maunganui landslide: Why Tauranga City Council commissioned external review
In an emergency meeting on Monday, the council voted to appoint an external person to lead an organisational…
Mayor Tania Tapsell tops spending as Rotorua councillors election costs revealed
Smaller donations of $2000 were received from electricity company Unison, the Prince’s Gate Hotel and a personal donor,…
Decision-making power slipping away from councils, Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson tells Rātana
He pointed to the pace and scale of reform across local government, including changes to water services, regional…
Weather-hit Ōakura coast in Northland closed to non-residents
“A checkpoint at Kaiikanui Rd will be stopping traffic to enforce this,” he said. Couper urged holiday home-owners…
Invercargill councillors reject claims they failed former Mayor Tim Shadbolt
She described his final term as mayor – from 2019-22 – as truly awful and detailed accusations she…
Locals oppose tearing down of Bondi terror attack bridge at Waverley Council meeting
A Sydney beachside council has refrained from deciding to tear down a footbridge used by the Bondi gunmen after…
Tim Shadbolt obituary: New Zealand’s longest serving mayor dies at 78 after long illness
He first served as Invercargill mayor from 1993 to 1995, but while he was mayor, he contested the…
Mayor makes it her mission for Rotorua to have a hydroslide again
“I really want a hydroslide!” she exclaimed at the end of a mayoral candidate forum in August. Tapsell…