Local Government stories
Central Hastings businesses face parking curbs and possible road closures for nearly a year as a new drinking water trunk main is built.
Ratepayers could face higher bills as Canterbury councils prepare a mandatory regional spatial plan estimated at GBP £7 million to GBP £10 million.
Rising grievance filings and scrutiny over AI errors in legal work are boosting demand for tools that assess workplace disputes earlier.
Nearly 60% of officials say workforce gaps are slowing deployments, as security worries and fragmented systems also hold back progress.
The deal adds about 100 staff and gives RSK a wider base in New Zealand's water, infrastructure and energy markets.
Finalists span corporates, councils and start-ups as New Zealand's cyber work shifts towards resilience, behaviour and AI, iSANZ says.
Capacity constraints in Wellington should ease as a 200-tonne-an-hour plant boosts asphalt supply for roads, ports and airports.
Voters are being asked to weigh party plans on transport, water and energy as Infrastructure New Zealand pushes infrastructure up the election agenda.
Safety fears are mounting as residents push for roundabouts at two Feilding intersections, with traffic expected to worsen as the town grows.
Cross-party backing for a 30-year infrastructure plan could curb election-year pork-barrel spending and improve value for money.
Local leaders warn the date mix-up could leave councils short of their top officials during a nationwide tsunami drill in October.
Concern over Marlborough Waters' launch has grown after a board member quit before its first meeting, citing work commitments in Tauranga.
Residents will pay six months of targeted rates before the new food and garden waste service begins in January after bin delays.
Māngere residents will vote on projects from a GBP £300,000 fund aimed at speeding recovery after the 2023 floods.
Councils under pressure to simplify online services may gain a single digital front door as Granicus ties content, transactions and engagement together.
Trust in AI tools for social housing is becoming a bigger selling point as HousingAI adds commercial and research expertise.
Residents regained safer evening access after streetlamps were reinstalled on Ford Street following months of darkness during undergrounding works.
Residents will judge Marlborough Waters by whether they can trust tap water, as the new board begins recruiting a chief executive.
Funding for Taupō's lower fields now gives visiting teams accessible changing rooms, toilets and a dining room ahead of major tournaments.
Nine months of closures on Taradale Road have cut takings by up to 40 percent, leaving one Marewa superette owner fearing bankruptcy.
