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OPINION The revelation Wellington’s mayor has a problem with alcohol has soaked up precious time in the first week of the new Government that could have been...

A number of councils are proposing massive double-digit rate rises as part of their long-term plan discussions. Mayors are warning that residents across the country are likely to face the same pain or significant cuts to essential services. They are calling on the new Government to start fixing a "broken" funding model for councils. Ellen O'Dwyer reports.

Auckland ratepayers will be saddled with an estimated bill of $220 million each year to run and maintain the $5.5 billion City Rail Link once it opens in 2

Don’t have time to read the headlines? Watch the Focus Morning Buleltin presented by Chereè Kinnear above Auckland ratepayers will be saddled with a roughly...

Wayne Brown has made his case for how the city could work. But he says it can only be successful with the help of law changes by the government.

Hundreds of superb young singers have graduated from the New Zealand Opera School on to the world’s opera stages. This remarkable school, based in Whanganui,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — CrimeStoppers is offering an extra award for information after a string of smash-and-grab burglaries at City Gear and Hibbett stores throughout the city. CrimeStoppers is offering an extra $7,500 for tips that would help police arrest or issue a warrant for the suspects responsible for burglarizing several stores. David Wayne Brown, executive […]

Auckland Council group chief financial officer Peter Gudsell has resigned - the second senior staffer to leave the council since September. 
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Auckland Council is looking to move from weekly to fortnightly general rubbish collections , starting in 2026. The plan is contained in a draft Waste...

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …