Motat's off-site collections are covered in asbestos and ratepayers will pick up the bill.

Shake-up of council functions signed off - but not without criticism of mayor Phil Goff.

Auckland Mayor planning shake-up of council functions, including water and stormwater, which have been in the spotlight following last week's downpours.

Abuse of Andrew Judd an unpleasant reminder of how far NZ still has to come on race relations.

By John Cousins The Tauranga City Council is seeking public feedback on an annual plan with the biggest capital spending programme

Local Govt NZ estimates the country needs to plan for $1.38b of new facilities for tourists.

MPs are expecting furious opposition to proposals on fluoridated drinking water as public hearings kick off this week.

Here's what you paid for Len Brown's farewell gift, Auckland.

Raymond Huo on Labour's foreign buyers policy and his plans for infrastructure bonds for investor migrants.

COMMENT: Auckland should look at a deal with the Government to share returns on growth.

COMMENT: New Zealand clean and green? Try mean and short-sighted.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some blast agreement as 'bunkum' but others see it as a useful framework

The Mt Albert byelection has given Jacinda Ardern the street credibility to give Labour a fresh young face in its leadership.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

The troubled Yachting New Zealand high performance centre has hit another hurdle, with the national body likely to have to reapply for funding.

A veteran Auckland councillor is concerned change is being held back by political fears of activating young voters.

With a week to go, the Mt Albert byelection is shaping up as the quietest and most inconsequential on record.

Don Brash returns to the same place, Orewa, to deliver the same sort of speech, but this time as spokesman for Hobson's Pledge.

The Government is backing locally controlled urban development authorities to fight the slow speed of new city housing and infrastructure.

Following her unsuccessful bid for Mayoralty, Vic Crone has landed the top job at Callaghan Innovation as chief executive.

The Local Government Commission's review of the structure of local government on the West Coast is a "complete waste of money", says Westland Mayor Bruce Smith.

Comedian Guy Williams says his MCing of the Labour-Greens State of the Nation event was one of his best-ever gigs.

The Otago Regional Council's very existence is on the line as the Dunedin City Council considers the merits of a unitary council for the city.

Political Roundup: Should politicians be free to hop in and out of elected office when it suits their career interests?

Devonport shopkeepers have turned to bicycles to promote their stores after a council push to cut down on signboards cluttering up the footpath.

Former North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has shifted to Taupo and is now taking guests and his and wife Jane's Fairbairn House.

The Horowhenua mayor's troubles are likely to only get worse, following a deputy mayor pick that left the council bitterly divided

Labour appear quietly thrilled about the prospect of a National Party without John Key.