Stories by Susan Botting

Whangārei hapū are challenging their district's council to embrace the Māori world in all it does.

Tui Shortland (Ngāti Hine, Ngātiwai, Te Rarawa) was selected by her fellow councillors to head the nine-member council for the next three years in a Te Tai Tokerau first.

Five hundred people gathered to pōwhiri New Zealand's first mayor to have also stood for a Māori ward, and his Far North District Council.

The number of women politicians across Northland local government leadership has shrunk by almost a quarter in the wake of this year's local elections.

New Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo says he is excited about leading the district forward.

New Zealand energy generator Mercury's $200 million Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm has moved a step closer.

Candidates said they were against government proposals to take $1.5 billion of Whangārei District Council three water assets and put them into a into a giant top-of-New Zealand water services entity.

Local Democracy Reporting talks to outgoing Kaipara mayor Dr Jason Smith about his life before he became mayor and his time leading the district as he plans to step down and stand for central…

Far North Mayor John Carter (QSO) will not be slowing down much when he ends New Zealand's longest-serving currently-active government career next month; he will simply be changing gear.

Ten thousand electric and hydrogen buses should be purchased by the Government to support its public transport sustainability goals, a Northland sector veteran says.

Residents around Onerahi airport would effectively be "carrying the can" for the rest of the region with major new "noise pollution" expected if the rescue helicopter base shifts there, says a…

Water restrictions are expected to be a thing of the past with the start-up of Kaitāia's major new $15.3 million Sweetwater supply.

More than 1000 Pakiri seabed sand mining protesters are expected at an event at Mangawhai Heads ahead of company Auckland company McCallum Bros' resource consent application hearings.

More than 270 people are calling on Far North District Council to move Wednesday's extraordinary council meeting discussions on the $13.45 million Paihia waterfront storm project into the public…

Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai says the government needs to get a loud and clear message that her council would not be fluoridating its water unless the government pays.

Residents in a Kamo cul-de-sac want the 34 magnolia trees cut down in the wake of two broken arms, a twisted ankle, falls and more.

Hikurangi Swamp farmers are looking to a new management system for the $50 million Whangārei District Council drainage scheme.

Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith is seeking National party candidacy for Northland.

Fluoride will likely soon be added to thousands of Northlanders' drinking water - as the government moves to impose the controversial additive's inclusion in council water supplies.

Residents say Patuwairua Stream's Jurassic World-like spaces are threatened by the proposed $150 million Ruatangata airport.

Seventy Northland towns and localities projected to be significantly affected by coastal flooding, erosion and permanent inundation through sea level rise are involved.

Whangārei District Council will move closer to protecting the future use of its chosen new $150 million airport site from July.

Opponents of shifting the Onerahi emergency rescue helicopter are set to legally challenge Whangārei District Council to stop the service's base shifting from Kensington to the airport.

Northland local government is facing its biggest leadership change this year.

Capping councillor numbers to ensure adequate remuneration is not the best way to approach a representation review the Local Government Commission has told Northland Regional Council.