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Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

19 December 2025

Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

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Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park
	10 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park... more

Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city
	10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city... more

Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime
	9 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime... more

Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city
	4 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city... more

Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them
	2 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them... more

The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers
	1 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers... more

Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own
	29 Nov: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own... more

Donald Trump praises Zohran Mamdani after cordial White House meeting
	22 Nov: The US president and New York's mayor-elect present a united front at a warm and friendly press conference, even as reporters ask about their stark ideological differences and past attacks on one another.... more

Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha
	21 Nov: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha... more

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Most Popular Recent Local Politics News

20 Nov: Northland Regional Council has paid tribute to former councillor and businessman, Monty Knight - who died on Sunday +++++++++++

02 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them +++++++++++

21 Nov: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha +++++++++

21 Nov: Alice Guo has been sentenced to life in prison for human trafficking in the Philippines +++++++++

21 Nov: Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda +++++++++

22 Nov: Donald Trump praises Zohran Mamdani after cordial White House meeting ++++++++

09 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime ++++++++

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