"It's as if DoC's simply given up." Neglected, overgrown and hazardous walking and biking tracks are raising concerns on the West Coast.  Keep Reading

Lobby group Save Our Rail says their meetings in the South Island about restoring passenger services shows there is a lot of community demand. Keep Reading

When local authorities are under financial strain by the Government's own admission, Waimate is the only council in the country to stand on its principles and refuse the Three Waters sweetener. Jonathan Milne reports. Keep Reading

It was during the Chief Executive's Appraisal Committee meeting on March 28 where the working relationship woes were first revealed to councillors. Keep Reading

The mediation sessions happened two days after their first meeting, but Ōtaki Community Board members insist it was a team-building exercise. Keep Reading

Phil Goff called an earlier plan by AT "bloody arrogant" Keep Reading

Jim Stabback has broken his silence a week on from the release of a damning flood review. Keep Reading

There’s been a breakdown of communications at the top between New Zealand’s youngest-ever mayor, Ben Bell, and chief executive Stephen Parry.  Keep Reading

A Māori ward councillor in the Gisborne District Council says the mayor and chief executive were warned unilateral decision-making would lead to an iwi backlash – and that’s exactly what has happened. Mayor Rehette Stoltz has pulled the council out […] Keep Reading

Two months on, those hit hardest are still picking up the pieces – and most of the money New Zealanders donated sits idle. Keep Reading

North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency chief executive John Tamihere says Whānau Ora is preparing its own civil defence and emergency management plan rather than waiting for pakeha authorities to catch up. A review by former police commissioner Mike Bush […] Keep Reading

Te Taitokerau MP Kelvin Davis says the transformation of the Three Waters reform into the Affordable Water plan should allow the country to move ahead with fixing the pipes. The original plan to create found large regional entities to oversee […] Keep Reading

AT Chief Executive Dean Kimpton said the cuts are part of a “change process”, planning to reduce the level of funding required from the Council to deliver services. Keep Reading

Some communities were left isolated in the aftermath, while roads were damaged and homes were without power. Keep Reading

Gisborne's main water supply pipe was identified as at unacceptable risk of catastrophic failure months before Cyclone Gabrielle smashed it. Keep Reading

Critics call them "gold-plated cycleways", but as The Detail finds out, there's more to these infrastructure projects than meets the eye. Keep Reading

A tale of two medium-density developments that withstood the devastating Auckland floods. Keep Reading

Both the Timaru and Waimakariri district councils have filed an application in the Court of Appeal after the High Court dismissed a claim on asset ownership declarations earlier this year. Keep Reading

Newsroom has modelling suggesting 10 smaller regional water corporation will cost communities billions more than the Govt's previous reform model. Jonathan Milne talks with seven key mayors about that trade-off. Keep Reading

Meth, nicotine, caffeine and THC detected in Customs Street air in groundbreaking study. Keep Reading

The new Three Waters plan is meant to increase local accountability, but that comes with a hefty price tag for many households. Keep Reading

There was a flood of reaction from local officials around the country to the Three Waters revamp, with some upbeat and others remaining unconvinced. Keep Reading

Christchurch is set to lose $92m after being “blindsided” by a Government decision to shelve a sweetener for councils, which one councillor branded "an absolute crock". Keep Reading

Toitū te Toki takes donated corporate laptops, refurbishes them and gets them into the hands of students who wouldn't otherwise have access to one. Keep Reading

Innovative materials and modular buildings offer New Zealand a way to build back better after Cyclone Gabrielle. But to do this, we need to develop the framework to support the new approach. Keep Reading