Apr 23 - The Grey district's long-serving mayor Tony Kokshoorn has announced he'll retire from politics next year when his current term ends.

Apr 23 - Demand for diesel in the top of the south has fuelled a spruce-up of BP's fuel storage tanks at Port Nelson. BP NewZealand spokeswoman Anna Radich said New Zealand Oil Services Limited (NZOSL) are currently completing the refurbishment of an existing …

Apr 23 - "You can't just by the crow flies say it's so many minutes to get to a response because there are very tricky weather conditions around the mountains, we've got lakes here, huge forestry tracks and isolated rural towns so I don't think they've looked at it properly." Ms Chadwick said she would be asking …

Apr 16 - A project to mine ironsands from off the South Taranaki coast will be considered by the High Court in Wellington today.Trans Tasman Resources has advised the High Court it is abandoning its appeal. The scheme was approved by commissioners appointed by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) last August after a lengthy hearing.

Apr 22 - All New Zealanders should brace themselves for a regional fuel tax as Christchurch City Council seeks to expand the Government’s bill, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.

Apr 19 - Decades of failed attempts to clean up two contaminated lakes in Hawke's Bay may be coming to an end as hapū and officials work together on a new $3.5 million project.