Rotorua councillors have asked chief executive Andrew Moraes to begin exploring unitary authority options with neighbours.

Eight years after he led a community drive to tidy up Rotorua, Neville Raethel is at it again. The 46-year-old Te Arawa father is whipping up support for a big citywide clean-up this Saturday.

Councillor Joe Davies moved the motion, which was passed unanimously by councillors at a meeting on Tuesday. He said a Rangiora to Rolleston service would be ‘‘an easy win’’, compared to ...

The local board moved a motion to adopt option two for fencing - supported by five of its nine members. Member Logan Soole said the difference in design options was huge. "They involve the ...

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Claims standards of parliamentary behaviour have fallen are nonsense. Except for Te Pāti Māori, this is a well-behaved House. The Speaker’s referral of the floor protest to the Privileges Committee ...