Heavy rainfall has continued at a higher intensity than anticipated notably around the northern Ruapehu area. Council contractors are responding to multiple slips on the local road network. NZTA ...

The Chief Ombudsman John Allen has released his findings into a whistle-blower’s claim that senior managers at the Accident Compensation Corporation manipulated figures in official information ...

Mayor-elect Ken Laban, Samoan Chief Pauli Sola Nei and Council Chief Executive Jo Miller. News from Hutt City Council Hutt ...

The winners of this year’s Show Me Shorts Awards were announced last night, celebrating the filmmakers whose exceptional ...

Report from RNZ by Lauren Crimp One of the country’s longest-standing mayors, Wayne Guppy has summed up his ousting in a ...

Some reflections on the campaign for the Wellington City Council and selected candidates and what next. I chaired three candidate meetings – two Mayoral and one for Lambton ward – and ...

Rare tours and close encounters with collection items will be part of a host of activities as the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa marks its 60th anniversary. The ...

Preliminary results of the 2025 Wellington City elections have been released, with no changes to the progress list of the elected mayor and councillors issued on Saturday. Wellington City Deputy ...

Wellington’s new Mayor Andrew Little says something has “gone seriously wrong” with city council management processes that have allowed project costs to spiral out of control.

Kāpiti Coast District Council preliminary results are declared as provisionally elected or not elected. Our preliminary results reflect about 95% of votes returned but do not include special ...

Friday 17th October Strongest gusts in Wellington, up to 137 km/h on Sunday morning Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches to start the week Clear skies by end of ...

Preliminary results in the Porirua City local body elections are now available, including all votes cast other than special votes. This year there were 797 special votes. These results update ...