1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (660+ words) ACT leader David Seynour and ACT's limate change spokesperson Simon Court announced the policy in Auckland this afternoon. (Source: 1News) ACT has pledged to scrap New Zealand's net zero emissions target and repeal the zero carbon act as a part of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (783+ words) Another major housing development planned in Canterbury is facing fierce pushback from locals, worried about flooding, wastewater, and traffic. The Carter Group development wants to include close to 900 residential sections on rural land in Ōhoka under the Government's fast-track act....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1346+ words) Chief executive Marty Grenfell said the Mauao landslide external review findings were clear and said the organisation accepted them 'without qualification'. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) Councillors hammered senior Tauranga City Council staff with questions in a meeting to discuss a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1204+ words) After almost 40 years, local government reform is likely to return the remote settlement of Whangamōmona back to its spiritual home of Taranaki. By Robin Martin of RNZ But do not expect locals to give up their self-declared Whangamōmona Republic, hidden…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1059+ words) Two South Island mayors say the Government's 4% cap on rates increases could affect public services as councils face additional costs from new reforms. (Source: Breakfast) Under the proposed system, first proposed late last year, annual rates increases would remain within…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (655+ words) Climate Change Minister Simon Watts. (Source: Getty) The Government has confimed plans to cap council rates at 4%. Under the proposed system, first mooted late last year, annual rates increases would remain within an initial target range of 2% to 4%. This range…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1088+ words) The Lakeland Queen is back on the water. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) The Rotorua Lakes Council will publicly apologise for rejecting a Lakeland Queen petition three years ago, after accepting the Ombudsman’s finding that this was unreasonable. The decision came…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1169+ words) The Tauranga City Council chief executive says he knows the organisation "better than anybody" and is best placed to address systemic failures uncovered in a review of the fatal January landslide. Yesterday, the first review released into the fatal Mount…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1197+ words) Transport Minister Chris Bishop says Cabinet will take control of the project. (Source: 1News) A decision on Auckland's second harbour crossing has been pushed out to at least 2027, with the Government ordering a new Crown-led business case and a fresh study…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1115+ words) Goldsmith spoke to Q+A about the government's moves to expand citizen's arrest powers. (Source: Q and A) National's Paul Goldsmith will not contest Chris Penk's Kaipara ki Mahurangi seat after floating the idea following the incumbent MP's sacking for challenging…...