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Rokowhiria: New Name Presented For Ashburton's Art Gallery And Museum
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 5:07 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum is poised to be rebranded with a name gifted by the local rūnanga. More >>
‘Serious Risk’: Warning Over E-Motorbikes
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 5:03 pm | Linda Hall - Local Democracy Reporter
E-motorbikes are heavy, fast, and almost silent, making them a "serious risk to parks, reserves, and reserve users", says the Hastings District Council. More >>
Repairs Yet To Start On Country's Most-Struck Rail Bridge
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 5:01 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
Work to fix the damaged beam on the Tinwald Viaduct is yet to start, 10-weeks after the road was closed. More >>
Tauranga City Council Sank $4.7m Into Scrapped Pool Plans
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:56 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Tauranga City Council scraps $105m Memorial Park pool plan, starts new design. More >>
South Auckland Leader Urges Families To Get Emergency Ready This Weekend
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:51 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter
Adam Maggs, General Manager of Auckland Emergency Management, says the daylight saving change is an ideal moment to check household supplies and talk about what to do if disaster strikes. More >>
'Out Of Kilter': Region's Bus Fares Hiked For First Time In Seven Years
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:29 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Bay of Plenty Regional Council approves first bus fare increase since 2018. More >>
Warming Oceans Prompt Major Overhaul Of How We Monitor El Niño And La Niña
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:23 pm | Kira Carrington - Local Democracy Reporter
Nearly every candidate in the two contested wards, Blenheim and the Marlborough Sounds, attended meetings this week to share their visions with senior voters. More >>
Community Reps Go Behind Closed Doors To Discuss Mid Canterbury Freshwater Plans
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:11 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
Community representatives have a seat at the table as the new freshwater leadership group is taking shape in Mid Canterbury. More >>
Speeding Events Rise At Southland Council
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:07 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter
Environment Southland releases quarterly numbers on speeding incidents in its work cars, as monitored by an in-car system. More >>
Rotorua Mayor Names The One Councillor She Doesn't Want To Work With
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:01 pm | Mathew Nash - Local Democracy Reporter
Tania Tapsell and Robert Lee also expressed opposite views on Rainbow Storytimes. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Local Election Turnout: Hastings Slowest, Wairoa Strongest So Far
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 3:53 pm | Linda Hall - Local Democracy Reporter
Former Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says he had no simple explanation for the slow turnout other than it was still early. More >>
Candidate Profile: Coral Raukawa – Pushing For Unity And Voice In Rangitīkei
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 3:47 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
Raukawa grew up in Marton and Whanganui and has spent more than two decades working in education, training and employment. More >>
Kaikōura Leads The Way As Canterbury Votes Early
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 3:43 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Voter returns in North Canterbury are well ahead of the 2020 local government elections. More >>
Candidate: Low Turnout In Mayoral Election ‘Silences Pacific Voices’
Friday, 26 September 2025, 9:11 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter
Ōtara-raised barrister Ted Johnston is the only Pasifika candidate in Auckland’s 2025 mayoral race. More >>
Brakes Put On Plan To Integrate School And Public Buses
Friday, 26 September 2025, 9:07 pm | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter
Due to a lack of funding and staff capacity, plans to develop a Nelson Tasman trial that integrates the school bus network into the region’s public transport network has been put on hold. More >>
Death Threat Councillor Stays In New Plymouth Mayoral Race
Friday, 26 September 2025, 9:05 pm | Craig Ashworth - Local Democracy Reporting
Bennett said he worried others might be in danger so laid a complaint with the police about the death threat, although he hopes the threat was hot air. More >>
Councillor Didn't Realise She Would Get Paid
Friday, 26 September 2025, 9:00 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Kaikōura district councillor Lisa Bond is retiring after three terms. More >>
Early Whanganui Vote Count Jumps But Māori Ward Turnout Lags
Friday, 26 September 2025, 8:49 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
Referendums on whether to keep dedicated Māori wards and constituencies on local councils are being held across the country for 37 local councils and five regional councils – in total, 42 councils. More >>
Residents Tackle Voter Education Themselves
Friday, 26 September 2025, 8:45 pm | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter
Tasman residents are surveying council candidates and explaining details about Māori wards for the benefit of the district's voters. More >>
Meet The 19-year-old Aucklander That Wants To Be Western Bay's Mayor
Friday, 26 September 2025, 8:39 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Danielle Borell-Faa’soo, 19, campaigns for Western Bay mayor with youth focus. More >>
