Pirate Party Australia endorses 4WD Queensland's push for harmonisation of motor vehicle modification throughout Australia.

City, regional and district councils urgently need alternative funding frameworks if local government is to restore its credibility with communities, Federated Farmers says.

Expressions of interest to join the Regional Forum closed on Friday and 60 applications were received.

Work is now underway on the first phase of stopbank raising for the Waipaoa Flood Protection Scheme.

The work involves significant earthworks to upgrade 4km of stopbank along the Waiapoa River, south of the Ormond township between Ford and Ferry Roads.

OSPRI has invited the primary industry’s supply chain, livestock tag manufacturers and NAIT users to get involved in the NAIT standards consultation which is now open.

The Memorial Oak was planted adjacent to 52 Severn St Oamaru, in all likelihood in 1919. This century-old tree commemorates the sacrifice of Pte E H Guthrie, but now needs to be removed for safety reasons.

Areas of rain are coming to New Zealand but the jury remains out on whether or not Cyclone Oma will directly impact the country this weekend and early next week.

Wanaka residents will be given a glimpse of the future when town centre activation trials kick off in March.

The trials will test some of the possibilities being investigated through the Wanaka Town Centre Masterplan project, which started back in July last year.

Speak Up For Women NZ have today announced the addition of another speaker to the line-up for their event ‘Let’s Talk About Sex Self-ID’ on Tuesday 26th February.

A body has been recovered from the scene of a serious crash in Waiotahe, near Opotiki, earlier today.

Emergency services were advised around 11.10am that a truck and trailer had gone off State Highway 2 and into a river near Toone and Ruatuna roads.