Kāpiti Coast District Council has awarded almost $17,000.00 for 2025/26 Waste Levy Grants to five of inspiring community-led projects, each focused on creating a cleaner, more sustainable future ...

Matcha and chocolate might be an unlikely pairing, but they’re the latest Karen Walker x Wellington Chocolate Factory ...

Latest voting figures for the Wellington City Council show that 48,970 people have voted so far, representing 30.36 per cent of eligible voters. This compares with 30.

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, members of the police executive and wing patron Former Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha – Te Arawa, Tainui, Mataatua, ONZM and QSM – ...

Every independent runs on a shoestring. Campaign budgets are cobbled together from personal savings, small donations, and goodwill. Every flyer, every corflute, every boosted post represents not just ...

Today the Wellington City Council had our final meeting for the triennium, and I delivered my final address as Mayor. I wanted to use this opportunity to reflect on the last three years, its ...

Mayor Campbell Barry has welcomed the Government’s approval of a new plan that will see a dedicated organisation take over water services across metropolitan Wellington from July 2026. The plan, ...

Sāmoan woman Namulau’ulu Tala Cleverley broke barriers in 1979 when she became the first Pasifika person elected to local government in Aotearoa, as a Wellington city councillor. The ...

Hutt City Council has signed off its Pūrongo ā-Tau Annual Report 2024-25. The report reflects achievements in the first year of the Council’s 10-year Plan 2024-34. It also marks the final ...

Report from RNZ Wellington’s mayor Tory Whanau has used her valedictory speech to call out the government, some of her ...

As the campaign winds to an end, it feels both exhausting and rewarding in equal measure. An election campaign is an intense sprint that demands everything of you. You are constantly listening, ...

Report from RNZ by Ellen O’Dwyer In Upper Hutt, a battle between continuity and change is in its final days. Voters in the ...