Decision looms on contentious Auckland rubbish trial
Aucklanders will find out next week if a six month-trial to move the weekly kerbside rubbish collection to…
Govt reveals big consenting reforms, ‘once-in-a-generation shift’
The Government has unveiled its mega-overhaul of New Zealand’s planning system in a radical but long-awaited shift, which…
Oyster farmers shut down by another overflow
Weeks after a 1200-cubic-metre wastewater spill into the Mahurangi River, Auckland oyster farmers are dealing with the effects…
Trickle of calls to ‘complete waste of money’ road cones hotline
Nearly six months after its launch with much fanfare, the Government’s road cone hotline is receiving an average…
NZ’s most hit rail bridge to be fixed by Christmas
Repairs will finally begin on the Tinwald Viaduct in Canterbury next week, almost four months after it was…
Ten things your landlord isn’t allowed to do – but some still will
Tenants have more control in New Zealand’s rental market than they have had for a while. With rents…
Minister defends decision to spend Kāinga Ora money on local bridge
Senior minister Chris Bishop is rejecting criticism over a funding decision shifting Kāinga Ora money to a walking…
Would Donald Trump’s 50-year mortgage idea work in New Zealand?
US President Donald Trump has raised the idea of a 50-year mortgage term to help first-home buyers —…
District planning to trial the country’s first rubber road
The first rubber road in New Zealand is being planned in the Selwyn District, Canterbury. Selwyn’s council is…
Plans for new Wellington tunnels, SH1 upgrades unveiled
Public feedback opens this weekend on plans for a major State Highway 1 upgrade stretching from the Terrace…
Why the current housing market is working for first-home buyers
Lower interest rates may be saving first-home buyers more than $480 a month, and helping more people into…
Empty Rotorua council-owned pensioner units spark concern
A woman was left “shaken” after a prowler tried to enter her Rotorua pensioner flat amid reports of…