Conservationists outraged at council rates move
They locked away land for good. Now the council wants to scrap their rates remissions.
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Ex DHB head has confidence of council chair
Waikato Regional Council chairman says he has absolute confidence in Bob Simcock.
'Unusual' process over Hamilton park to be reviewed
Audit NZ will review process Hamilton City Council took around inner city park expansion.
Michael Barnett: Local government has lost its way
COMMENT: Local body plans are describing problems rather than setting out solutions.
Mayor says no secret property owners told of his 'vision'
King says he's told anyone who will listen about his vision for a bigger river-facing park
Half-way mark: Hauraki mayor says 'enough'
John Tregidga's been Mayor since 2004. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Political Roundup: The battle for trust in NZ politics
COMMENT: Trust in government has risen, but it's still pretty woeful.
John Tamihere: Where do our rates go?
Auckland Council is unaccountable, inefficient and nitpicking, argues John Tamihere.
Dr Margaret Stanley: Let's keep Auckland green
Preserving Aukland's biodiversity is "essential", argues ecologist Dr Margaret Stanley.
Mayor says developers won't take advantage of council
Hamilton mayor says developers who were given advanced heads up not 'profiteering type'.
'Ambitious' cleanup for Hawke's Bay rivers
An annual cost of $10.16 million is estimated to be needed to meet swimmability targets.
Hamilton mayor dumps name change to Kirikiriroa
Hamilton City Council discusses Mayor Andrew King's controversial name change.
Half-way mark: 'The happiest people in NZ'
Gisborne Mayor outlines his sixth-term goals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Who pays for regional facilities?
There is division over Horizons Regional Council's role in funding facilities.
Three NZ centres among world's most 'renewable'
NZ's two biggest cities singled out new report naming world's best users of renewables.
$6 million for Whanganui's port and rail links
Whanganui gets first share of Provincial Growth Fund.
Local Focus: 'District Councils lack expertise for mangrove management'
Mangroves protect coastlines and reduce carbon loading. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Don't give money to beggars, says council
Police say person who smashed shop windows in Greerton was not a beggar or homeless.
Is this the year NZ's water war simmers?
The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?
Going into bat for the Masters Games
Councillor, Mayor head south in support of Masters Games.
Toll of the tempest: The town where summer stopped
A Hauraki town faces a huge clean up after a summer deluge.
LGNZ: More cash needed to meet tourist influx
Long-term funding needed to help councils meet growing tourist influx, lobby group says.
Climate change: NZ lacks co-ordinated plan
NZ doesn't have a co-ordinated plan to adapt to future climate change, Govt report finds.
Architects favour land-based option for America's Cup base
Leading architects say extending wharf to create America's Cup base is a bad idea
Hosking: A public service full of waste, ineptitude and incompetence
COMMENT: In a one-day period major critical services have been exposed as haphazard.
Brian Rudman: We live - and die - as a region
We are a region. Our future lies as a region, and we have to pay for it.
Council may face legal action if homes flooded
A resident's association has put the Christchurch City Council on notice.
Massive 15.5 per cent rate rise still tipped for Hamilton
Hamilton mayor Andrew King won't invest in playgrounds, libraries or the zoo.
Bid to break away from Auckland fails
Local Government Commission rejects secession bids by Northern Rodney and Waiheke Island.
Auckland Council to slash travel budget
CEO Stephen Town is to cut 30 per cent off council travel budget.
Where crystals are becoming a calling
Women left council to start natural health businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hosking: When it comes to rates, councils 'rob' us
Comment: Paying rates based on the value of our house is insane
Fed Farmers drop Northland GMO appeal
Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.
Grant McLachlan: Why North Rodney doesn't need Super City
COMMENT: Rural Rodney finds the Auckland Council too big, too distant from its needs.