Dozens of cars were damaged during the road works, with drivers describing loose tar and chip seal piling onto their tyres, slowing their cars to an almost undrivable speed. Stones slowly shaking ...

Ashburton’s mayor is looking at potential fixes for Lake Hood’s toxic algae problem, but the council has been warned there’s “no magic wand or silver bullet”. The Ashburton District Council closed the ...

The West Coast Regional Council says Kokiri reported that it breached the conditions of its consent on April 7. The Kokiri freezing works has reported a recent breach of the resource consent that ...