Tauranga City Council will consider its first steps towards potentially selling off shares in Tauranga Airport this week. Keep Reading

A swimming sports event on the Kapiti Coast has given a few hundred local kids the chance to flex their skills in the water - while speaking entirely in te reo. Keep Reading

New Zealand's economy is patchy at best, but Wellington is bottom of the table. Keep Reading

In the latest of its debates between candidates in the Māori seats, TVNZ's Marae spoke to three hopefuls in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. Keep Reading

Incumbent Julie Anne Genter and newcomer Craig Renney are tied at 29% in a Taxpayers’ Union-Curia survey, as candidates clash over amalgamation, water and infrastructure. Hanna McCallum reports. Keep Reading

A Taranaki iwi has signed a resource management agreement with its local council despite a looming Government ban on such deals. Keep Reading

Drew Mackenzie cuts a small figure nestled among the roots of a giant kahikatea growing in remnant ancient forest on the outskirts of Ōtaki. Keep Reading

Spread across more than 12,000 kilometres in the lower North Island the Wairarapa electorate is made up of small rural towns with loud voices. Keep Reading

Auckland is days away from its brand-new train network, but what exactly will that mean for fares, timetables and train lines? Keep Reading

The government inquiry into the fatal Tauranga landslides will now report back in February, two months after originally planned. Keep Reading

A Tauranga councillor says he was required to enter a supervised room with no device, pen or paper to review documents related to the Mount Maunganui... Keep Reading

Three Waikato councils have teamed up to tackle more than 1300 tonnes of textile waste sent to landfill across the region each year. Slow Fashion September... Keep Reading

A local government expert has chided Hastings District Council for claiming it would be “damaging to the public interest” to reveal details of code of... Keep Reading

A new Waikato charitable trust aims to open the doors of the film and television industry to more people across the region. The Waikato Screen Charitable... Keep Reading

Councillors have received a new assessment of landslide risks on Mauao, but no decisions have been made about the future of council facilities at its base.... Keep Reading

New Zealand has been in a downturn for the past three years - but some parts of the country are coming out of it, Kiwibank says. Keep Reading

Residents in Ōhoka, 25km north of central Christchurch, are concerned about flooding, wastewater and traffic. Keep Reading

Businesses on Wellington's south coast say they're still paying the price eight months on from the catastrophic failure at Moa Point treatment plant. Keep Reading

Auckland Council’s signed off three options of congestion charges to be considered by the public. But is there enough public transport available for this to be viable? Keep Reading

The mayor has welcomed the move as "an early Christmas present for local residents, district ratepayers and the council". Keep Reading

Toi Iti (Ngāi Tūhoe) and Dayle Hunia (Ngāti Awa) are among five candidates contesting the vacant general constituency on the Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Keep Reading

Wellington mayor Andrew Little has said in a radio interview that a significant amount of a $435,000 Deloitte report on the council's staffing levels was written by artificial intelligence, as the report's credibility comes under increasing scrutiny. Keep Reading

The catastrophic failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant was caused by long-standing systemic failures of leadership by Wellington City Council, Wellington Water and the plant's operator Veolia, a damning report has found. Keep Reading

Auckland has settled on how congestion charging could work. But overseas experience shows the alternatives to driving are just as important. Keep Reading

More than $5 million has been spent on the January landslide response, with $1.81 million remaining in a $7 million risk reserve. Keep Reading