Regions

A proposal to hoist promotional civic flags along Lawrence’s main street will remain furled for now, following a recent community board decision.

The ‘‘savagery’’ which elected representatives are exposed to on social media is ‘‘shameful’’, a Waitaki councillor says after death threats were made to a fellow councillor.

The Santana Minerals goldmine was described as the biggest project in the fast-track process, but was not nationally significant.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is one of many councils that have been the ‘‘villain’’ in relation to development — and changes to resource management law will fix the problems, the...