Gisborne district councillors have voted to scrap restrictive alcohol rules in the CBD despite recent opposition during consultation. The rules prevent new liquor licences near sensitive sites like ...

Road, Te Kowhai on 29 April. He was 65-year-old David James Kingi, of Waipawa. Our thoughts are with those close to him at this time.

“We are not an airline,” Mayor Victor Luca told the airline’s owner and chief executive Craig Emeny and chief commercial officer Duane Emeny on Thursday.

Tauranga’s Māori ward councillor Hemi Rolleston plans to prove to the community that having a Māori ward is a “good thing”.

Manurewa is set to adopt its first Pan-Pacific Strategy, marking a milestone for the South Auckland community where nearly 40% of residents identify as Pasifika. The strategy will be formally ...

Construction of Ashburton’s long-awaited second bridge could start as early as March. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi project manager Lonnie Dalzell said the start date was dependent on consent and ...

An historic deal to work together for the good of the West Coast is under review by iwi and the West Coast Regional Council. The Whakahono a Rohe agreement - sealed at Arahura marae in 2020 - was ...

A decision by the Selwyn mayor to fly to Wellington while his region was under a heavy rain warning has been defended by the ...

A North Canterbury youth MP wants buses to go beyond Rangiora, including adding Oxford to a bus route. Rangiora High School year 13 student Simone Bisschoff has been selected as a youth MP by ...

High-level plans for two new water reservoirs to support growth in the central city, will be presented for approval at Hamilton City Council’s Infrastructure and Transport Committee meeting next week ...

While extra teacher release time has posed a headache for some schools, a Kaiapoi school has found creative ways to manage it. Kaiapoi North School board of trustees presiding member Greg Thompson ...

The Fighting for Fairness petition, with its 36,000 plus signatures, will be handed to opposition ACC spokesperson Camilla ...