With all but one current councillor seeking re-election, the country’s second largest region could be in for another tumultuous term.

A politician changing the rules in a way that benefits his election prospects has condemned politicians changing the rules to benefit their election prospects.

It was a strange and eventful night, but in the end all candidates united on one, potentially impossible, course of action.

The government's new earthquake-prone building rules aren't without risks, but they might finally give Wellington the confidence to grow.

1. Sit in your car and stare blankly ahead into the void (meditate). 2. Take a nap. It’s scientifically proven that the ideal nap, one which leaves you feeling refreshed but not groggy, lasts between ...

On Monday, building and construction minister Chris Penk told reporters the government would remove the New Building Standards ratings used to determine whether a building has a low, medium or high ...

Many in Queenstown also support density, particularly in Frankton, the area around the airport, five kilometres from the main town. Well-connected by bus, with several big supermarkets and the high ...

A Christchurch man is taking Kāinga Ora to the tenancy tribunal over a bedroom-based discrepancy that has seen him evicted from his home of 13 years. To the naked eye, it definit ...

Once water reform is out of the way, all eyes will turn to the complex, expensive quagmire of the council's social housing.

Social housing in New Zealand is in a state of flux as Kāinga Ora halts building projects and councils ponder the feasibility of being landlords for the most vulnerable. On the eve of Matariki in June ...

Porirua locals are voting on a potential mega-council merger, and, bucking the national trend, picking a mayor from an all-female lineup.

It’s the event that stops the nation – no, not local body elections or an All Blacks test, Bird of the Year. The competition invites voters to settle the pecking order in the name of conservation.