Christchurch City Council is drawing up rules for brothel signage.

The Royal Commission of inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes has told councils to act on unreinforced masonry buildings

Christchurch City Council is quitting its forestry investments.

The Auckland Council has signed a contract to buy a 4.4ha sports field with club rooms from Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Football Club at 71-77 Abbotts Way for use as open space for recreation.

“Ellerslie, Remuera and Meadowbank have a shortage of sport fields, and like the wider Auckland region, not enough dedicated soccer venues and winter training fields, so to retain sports fields in this location is ideal,” regional development and operations committee chair Ann Hartley said.