Bristol City Council asks its constituents to answer a referendum on whether graffiti in the city should stay - or be removed.

How many people does it take to chop a dangerous palm tree and a poisonous leaf shrub on a North Shore community reserve?

An Auckland tree consultancy predicts more neighbourhood spats if the law scraps protection for trees of a certain height or size.

Legislation setting up Auckland's new super city council is going to have a rough passage through Parliament.