Almost every Friday and Saturday night Nanny Pura Whale puts on her Maori Warden uniform and heads out into the night to watch over the shops and youth of Taihape. It's something the 79 year old has done for nearly 35 years. And she has no intention of stopping anytime soon. She also stars in a new documentary about the wardens on Whakaata Maori (formerly known as Maori TV). The film focuses on the wardens as they face the most significant change to the organisation since its inception and seek autonomy from the government to become self-sustainable regions. Keep Reading

Mike Lee looks at how a sensible project with no funding was flipped to become the opposite in part one of a two-part look at Auckland's light rail project. Keep Reading

Find out where council owns vacant land and which properties are its most valuable. Keep Reading

My bus showed up 34 percent of the time when it was supposed to. Why do official statistics say it's 98 percent punctual? Keep Reading

Two former mayors have weighed in on the saga between Gore Mayor Ben Bell and District Council chief executive Steve Parry, with both agreeing it’s... Keep Reading

'Absolute destruction': Crime prompts locals to take drastic action. Keep Reading

It's been a tumultuous start for New Zealand's youngest mayor. On the streets of Gore, the suggestion is the old guard should let him get on with it. Keep Reading

OPINION: At EQC we see troubling trends in how quickly some properties go from build to insurance claim. Keep Reading

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The Super City is saved. The government has unveiled five exciting options for a second harbour crossing, which means that Aucklanders will no longer have to endure bumper-to-bumper traffic and road rage when they cross New Zealand’s most famous bridge. The precise details of the new bridge may still be shrouded… Keep Reading

An innovative, collaborative project to replace a 1960s culvert has led to restored water flow, revitalised wetlands and flood reduction. Keep Reading

Concerns raised by the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board about rivers and streams in the plain have been addressed by the Otago Regional Council.... Keep Reading

The worst bus routes for cancellations in Auckland are operated by a bus company that's owned by a US private equity firm. Keep Reading

Is Christchurch the garden city, a post-quake city, or has the rebuild made it something new? Keep Reading

A pōhiri for students and whānau was held in March at Te Rau Aroha Marae in Bluff.  Photo / Supplied Māori and Pasifika trade training students learning... Keep Reading

After a rough few months, a little joy was just what downtown needed. Keep Reading

Auckland Council employees were today briefed about the first phase in a proposal that will see changes to the way work is delivered across the Council and a reduction in staff numbers.  Chief Executive, Jim Stabback says the change was signalled late last year when the Annual Budget process began, and with confirmation of the […] Keep Reading

This month, we are running three free drop-in water testing events in Southland and Canterbury, to ensure that local people get an opportunity to find out their nitrate levels. Keep Reading

See how your bus route ranks for regular cancellations. Keep Reading

OPINION: When Covid hit, Auckland's airport bus service was badly affected. But at least they had one, unlike Wellington. Now Wellington has a clean airport bus that is pleasing many. On a recent trip to Auckland I was able to compare airport the two services. Keep Reading

Christchurch City Council staff are voting with their feet by leaving in the hundreds. @ddub_news reports Keep Reading

An RNZ investigation reveals the extraordinary scale of disruption bus commuters encounter every day. Keep Reading

Dubbed by some as the "townhouse bill", height restrictions on houses have been raised to three storeys across New Zealand cities. Keep Reading

Because pro-social behaviour emerges so often after disaster, community empowerment should be central to disaster mitigation and recovery, writes Dr Steve Matthewman Keep Reading

An unassuming intersection north of Wellington once had a fearsome reputation for crashes. In one year, Transmission Gully has changed everything. Keep Reading