Local Council

A former Hawke's Bay mayor is calling for a reprint of Hastings booklets delivered with voting papers after 27 candidate profiles were missed out.

Local Democracy Reporting quizzes the mayoral candidates about key issues before the 11 October election.

A Queenstown councillor and a mayoral candidate say the task of finding a new CEO should wait until after local body elections.

Early last year the town was demanding action due to a more biological stench of human waste.

The decision to install the sculptures at Esk St narrowly passed with 7-6 vote.

The council's youngest candidate, 19-year-old Danielle Borell-Faa'soo wants to be Western Bay of Plenty's mayor to inspire other rangatahi (youth). so that people her age learn they have voices too.

Councillors will decide between three-storey residential buildings across the city or 10-15-storey high-rises around central transport hubs. Audio

A new regional council report finds nearly a quarter of monitored rivers, lakes and bays pose health risks from faecal bacteria or toxic algae.

Under the bylaw, freedom and overnight camping on the beach and sand dunes is not permitted.

Taranaki is overgoverned, said six-term councillor Mike Davey at a Federated Farmers candidates meeting.

The Māori ward is being contested for the first time in Whanganui, but turnout is low so far.

The service on Lake Whakatipu will run hourly including until late at night and has been expanded to seven days.

After being issued an abatement notice, the family turned to the Environment Court.

Challenger Kerrin Leoni claimed incumbent Wayne Brown had not been accessible enough in the role.

"I'm kind of making fun of politics, like the election cycle... it's a bit of a circus."