A councillor has urged her council to take a stand against the Regulatory Standards Bill.

Ruapehu is considering a “potentially more beneficial” water services partnership.

New guidelines suggest 50,000 connections for cost efficiency.

The last derelict train carriage has been removed from the rail yards.

The iwi re-engaged more than 250 children with education last year.

A 3000-signature petition has been presented to the Whanganui and New Plymouth councils.

The name changes follow the Treaty settlement of iwi collective Te Korowai o Wainuiārua.

It is the beginning of the process to enact the central North Island tribe’s settlement.

Whanganui District Council will hold a candidate information evening on May 16.

The bins were intended for tourists but are now overwhelmed by local waste.

Incumbent Mayor Weston Kirton is undecided about running for another term.

The facility faces closure because of unsustainable costs and overflowing bins.

Members are being paid $500 each to provide a recommendation to the council.

Andrew Tripe says there's a firm directive to councils to focus on the basics.

Gerrard Albert has been appointed for a three-year term.

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton is urging unity over the 10-year lease.

The group will make recommendations to the council about the future of outdoor swimming.

Minister Simeon Brown says work on the new Waimarino Wellness Centre will be accelerated.

Ruapehu's mayor says the community is being ignored over the Raetihi centre.

The Manawa Kawa was found in native forest in the Tāngarākau Gorge.

The group has formed the charitable trust Ngā Ara Tūhono to secure funding.

The lead iwi negotiator says jobs, housing and health improvements are priorities.

The settlement includes $20.4m in financial redress and the return of 64 sites.

Residents must wait six weeks for a recycling station decision.

Overflowing bins and contamination prompted calls for community action.

A councillor wanted the Māori ward referendum labelled as discriminatory.

Ngāti Hāua will sign its Deed of Settlement at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae in Taumarunui.

Rubbish dumped at Raetihi's recycling facility includes food waste and animal carcasses.

The deal will earn forest trust about $9.3 million in annual payments for 10 years.

The centre is marking two decades of kaupapa Māori research.

Carol Gordon will prioritise central government reforms in her new role.

The plan focuses on 'culturally attuned and responsive' health and wellbeing outcomes.

Participants will be paid $500 for attending four to five meetings.

Iwi negotiator Aiden Gilbert said the day was joyful but there were challenges ahead.

More than 150 members will travel to Parliament on March 6 for the reading.

The long-time arts and heritage champion for the city will not seek re-election.

Friday, February 28, marks the 30th anniversary since Whanganui Māori made their stand.

Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust and Ruapehu District Council have signed a confidential agreement.

The settlement includes statutory pardons for tūpuna wrongfully convicted in 1846.

Negotiation Trust chairman Ken Mair praised the 'courage and commitment' of councillors.

He is the great-great-great-great-grandson of the missionary who translated the Treaty.

Politicians have mixed views on Māori wards ahead of October polls.

Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson may delay stepping down as the sector faces challenges.

The tragedy claimed three crew members and highlighted river dangers.

Feedback is being collected to aid decisions at the February 13 council meeting.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua trustees will manage $28.5m in Treaty settlement assets.

One new and three returning trustees have been elected for the Treaty settlement entity.

National Park Village is being renamed Waimarino.

A vacant site on Victoria Ave may be available for homeless people evicted from campsite.

Shar Amner is the new chairman of the Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation board.

Tomairangi Mareikura has been named the new chairwoman.

Councillors back a three-way partnership with Ruapehu and Rangitīkei.

Whanganui District Council takes stand against seabed mining.

'Whatever model we end up with, it will bring significant changes.'

Whanganui's courthouse is 'not fit for purpose', Justice Minister says.

'The difference between those models is almost negligible.'

Negotiations are expected to be finalised in early 2025.

Construction could start in 2026

The tohu was produced by kaupapa Māori designer Tyrone Ohia.

'What is the difference that whānau actually want to see in their lives?'

Weston Kirton says the completed cycle trail will boost economic growth and resilience.

Ngāti Rangi has completed its first small-scale affordable rental development in Ohakune.

Troy Brown will take on the role in December when Whetu Moataane stands down.

Local and tribal stories are key in the expanded Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery.

The redeveloped gallery will reopen on November 9.

Andrew Beijeman is moving on after 10 years with Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation.

Three central North Island iwi are preparing to elect their first board of trustees.

The Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi population increased by 44.2% between 2013 and 2023.

Five works will bring focus to the cultural significance and tūpuna history of the area.

Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.

The wind farm near Taihape would be big enough to power 150,000 homes.

He is urging the Government to step in.

The region faces the significant threat of eruptions and lahars.

Whanganui River iwi are working with other organisations against an invasive clam.

'This is a critical step in our journey.'

A Government directive to councils to deliver the basics has cast a shadow over plans.

The Ombudsman investigated six complaints about the way Whanganui's council responded.

Chief executive David Langford says delivering a deficit is 'not the desired result'.