After years of hearings and thousands of submissions, the Auckland Unitary Plan recommendations are finally about to be made public. It's expected the independent panel's proposed changes, which ...

A unitary authority is a council that has both regional and city or district roles (territorial), such as the Gisborne District Council or the Auckland Council - dubbed a supercity.

One unitary authority mayor has applauded the move to investigate efficiencies, while Tauranga’s mayor also backs it, saying it’s time to put egos aside and work for what’s best for the region.

A group of Auckland boaties says a recent council decision makes "a mockery" of the region's Unitary Plan. On June 7, Auckland Council granted Empire Capital consent to develop east Auckland's ...

Rather than get rid of regional councils, maybe the government should look at expanding their role to deliver core services – ...

Ail William's and Anna Mowbray have gained approval for a helped at their Westmere home.

Auckland Council says 100,000 new homes have been built in the eight years since its planning rule book came into force. It comes as the government plans to take back power from local councils if ...

Organizers of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa have released the final revised set of route maps for the July 20-26 ride. RAGBRAI 52 will trek 406 miles over seven days from ...

Video / NZ Herald, AFP A section of Auckland’s Southwestern Motorway will be closed for five hours tonight to remove a flipped truck carrying 10 tonnes of dirt.

The Fifa Club World Cup group stage finished early on Friday morning, but how closely were you paying attention?

Gray, a trainee PE teacher at Auckland Grammar School, said his workload had been piling up while at the tournament. “That’s what I’ll be going back to in the school holidays,” he said.