The finalists for the 2025 Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards have been announced, with ...

Kāpiti Coast District Council has agreed on the names for five sections of the old State Highway 1 in Kāpiti following its revocation to a local road. Mayor Janet Holborow said the Council ...

Sunday 29th June Severe weather will affect much of the country in the coming days. Orange Heavy Rain Warnings have been ...

Campbell Barry Today I was reading through council papers in preparation for our council meeting on Friday, and I couldn’t ...

Tax Justice Aotearoa has welcomed the release of Inland Revenue’s draft Long Term Insight Briefing, which looks at the possible future directions for New Zealand’s tax system. The discussion ...

The Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter carried out 33 life-saving missions across the Manawatu and Whanganui regions throughout May. These missions included seven inter-hospital transfers, three ...

Wellington, we’re celebrating a major win for our city. Today, the Wellington City Council passed our 2025-2026 Annual Plan and finalised our 2024-2034 Long Term Plan amendment. We’ve managed ...

Updated rules on keeping animals and the sale and supply of alcohol in Porirua will be coming into force. The Keeping of Animals Bylaw 2025 and Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) 2025 have been recently ...

The Porirua City Council today officially adopted the Te Puna Kōrero committee recommendations made earlier this month around the city’s budget and rates, and the preferred water services ...

Twenty food rescue organisations from across Te Ika-a-Māui have received a share of $150,000 in operational funding from Foodstuffs North Island, helping to keep vital food rescue services ...

In politics, things often turn full circle. National’s current musings about the future of regional councils following New Zealand First’s call for their abolition is the latest example.

First and last days of the school holidays (Saturday 28 June and Sunday 13 July) are forecast to be the busiest international travel days,with over 14,000 departures and 15,000 arrivals ...