Local Democracy Reporting

It has been the elephant in the room for months.

West Coast regional councillors are unhappy with the time it is taking the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to sort out its rockfall problems near Arthurs Pass, and fully reopen State Highway...

A southern council is turning its attention to a small insect in hopes it can combat an invasive species threatening the region.

A Southland council is monitoring and releasing speed data on its staff, with a report showing hundreds of speed limit breaches.

Council debt is not always bad, the Waimakariri District Council was told on Tuesday.

West Coast regional councillor Allan Birchfield has been given the cold shoulder in a restructure of council committees.

The new chairwoman of a troubled Southland community board made statements about council finances, Māori land policy and "premature climate change modelling" prior to her appointment.

West Coast mayors are optimistic that some of the more stringent rules proposed for their water services might be relaxed, after a meeting in Greymouth with the government’s water regulator.

Residents of a small Southland hamlet hammered by coastal erosion are living in limbo, as the river next to their properties inches closer.

West Coast mayors are optimistic that some of the more stringent rules proposed for their water services might be relaxed, after a meeting in Greymouth with the government’s water regulator.

Some Canterbury beaches will have more patrols this summer after a local council deemed water safety a "must-have" for the region.

The Woodend Bypass has been included as part of a $1.8 billion funding boost for transport in Canterbury.

A Hokitika pensioner is staging a one-woman rate strike in protest at the amount she is being asked to pay to the West Coast Regional Council.