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Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term

Schools may need to implement a "distance learning programme" if they can not reopen soon.

Hastings bars to close an hour earlier than Napier

And supermarkets in Hastings can now sell alcohol only between 9am and 9pm.

$100,000 citizens’ assembly declines to recommend site for new Napier pool

The decision now goes back to councillors without a recommended location.

Defective paint forces closure of Napier’s Tom Parker Fountain

The contractor remains liable and is fixing the faulty paint at no cost to ratepayers.

Green Party holds press conference with whānau of NZ citizens detained by Israel

Family of Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour, and Kiwi teenager Samuel Leason will speak with the Greens co-leaders at Ellen Melville Center in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

Careful who you vote for: Foreign states target local NZ councillors

'You and your staff may be approached by agents': NZSIS message to mayors and councillors.

Rototuna boil-water notice keeps Hamilton schools closed for two days

About 29,000 residents in north Hamilton remain under the boil-water notice.

Auckland city square shuttered six years by City Rail Link to reopen

CRL boss says refurbished Beresford Square set to be a “vibrant plaza” .

Eric Crampton: The wisdom of starting small

OPINION: The Squamish Nation regained Vancouver land in 2002 after a century-long loss.

Editorial: Apathy is dangerous - here’s why you need to vote in your local elections

OPINION: We should not ignore local body elections.

'Persistently made sleazy sexual advances': Inside secret mayoral desk papers sold at dump

The Herald has reviewed more than a decade of Wellington City Council’s dirty laundry.

Auckland mayoral race: Wayne Brown rejects claims he may quit early

Rival Kerrin Leoni says voters doubt Brown’s commitment to the job.

Wellington mayoral candidate says he’d quit and call in commissioners if council blocked his policies

Karl Tiefenbacher says he’d seek to replace the council if he can't deliver his goals.

What’s behind the mystery smell hanging over Kawerau

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has fielded 41 odour complaints since Sept 21.

'Serious risk to parks': Council warns over rise in e-motorbike use

Police urge the public to report unsafe riding but not to put themselves at risk.

Government may shift local elections to Electoral Commission after errors

Māori ward candidates’ profiles were left out of voting packs in three districts.