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Te Waka McLeod Facing Peter Moeahu For New Plymouth Māori Ward

Sunday, 6 July 2025, 7:50 pm | Craig Ashworth - Local Democracy Reporting

For New Plymouth's Māori ward, voters will choose between a young māmā ushering in the next generation and an experienced campaigner wanting land returned. More >>

Youth MP Wants To See Pasifika Voices In Politics Amplified

Sunday, 6 July 2025, 7:47 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter

Marques Tominiko has returned from Parliament feeling proud of how he represented his people, but he thinks that South Auckland remains under the radar. More >>

Canterbury Water Storage Boost A ‘Gamechanger’ For Farmers

Friday, 4 July 2025, 4:33 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter

The Government has announced $56.4m investment in three Canterbury water storage schemes. More >>

Glitch Sends One Person’s Rates Bill To Up To 1000 Central Hawke’s Bay Residents

Friday, 4 July 2025, 4:23 pm | Linda Hall - Local Democracy Reporter

When our rate notices were sent out, one person’s information from 2024 was sent out to multiple people, council’s Chief Executive, Doug Tate said. More >>

Telcos Defends Response After Tasman Mobile Outages

Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:56 pm | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter

After being criticised by the mayor and derided by locals, the Telecommunications Forum is defending the response to reception outages during Tasman’s storms. Tasman was hammered by heavy rain on Thursday and Friday last week causing telecommunication More >>

Sweeping Changes Expected At Selwyn Council Table

Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:51 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter

In the Springs ward, there are Aaron McGlinchy, Denise Carrick, and Act Party candidate Zoran Rakovic. Earlier this year, Act Leader David Seymour announced it would stand candidates in local council elections for the first time. More >>

‘Dogs Deserve Better’: Councillors Back Campaign To Curb Roaming Dogs

Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:40 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter

The campaign, ‘Who let the dogs out?’, includes three impactful television commercials that demonstrate the potential harm to dogs left to roam freely, the danger they might pose to others, and the unfortunate reality that some may face euthanasia when ... More >>

Far North Mayor Calls On New Zealanders To Vote For Māori Wards In October

Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:26 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania predicts Far Northerners will poll in favour of keeping Far North District Council (FNDC)’s Ngā Tai o Tokerau Maori ward and Northland Regional Council (NRC)’s Te Raki Māori constituency. More >>

Marlborough Is Zoned For Growth, Says Mayor In Face Of RMA Reforms

Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:03 pm | Kira Carrington - Local Democracy Reporter

The council’s 2021 Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment said the region was still 900 dwellings short of the Government’s mandated 30 years of housing growth. More >>

MP Maureen Pugh Pitches One-Stop-Shop For Mining Consents

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 8:00 pm | Lois Williams - Local Democracy Reporter

The West Coast Tasman MP has weighed into the campaign to improve waiting times for miners needing resource consents and other permits. More >>

‘Scary Stuff’: Locals On Crash Corner Fear It Will Take A Death To Get It Fixed

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 7:58 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter

Locals on a busy Tauranga street fear someone will die before anything substantial is done to improve safety on a bend notorious for crashes. More >>

Owner 'Shocked' After Being Hit With $1400 Fee To Have Three Dogs

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 7:57 pm | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter

The consent fee was on top of the three charges of $90 to register each dog. More >>

Auckland Pastor Convicted, Church Fined For Unsafe Building

Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:10 pm | Torika Tokalau - Local Democracy Reporter

The church and community centre continued to be used for gatherings, even after being slapped with a dangerous building notice. More >>

Frustration Grows Over Auckland Road Works ‘Mess’

Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:08 pm | Torika Tokalau - Local Democracy Reporter

Works on a Auckland street are expected to drag on due to delays. More >>

Fauono Ken Laban: First Pacific Candidate For Lower Hutt Mayoralty

Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 6:13 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter

Fauono’s decision to run is rooted in the principles of service, teamwork, and practical focus. More >>

Māngere Youth Turn Derelict Houses Into Jobs

Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 6:11 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter

Through the construction skills programme, rangatahi deconstruct run-down houses, salvage usable materials and fully restore each home in about six to eight months. Once refurbished, the houses are resold and the profits fund the next rebuild. More >>