Helen Worboys

Each week, Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of Aotearoa. This week, we’re in Feilding in Manawatū as the town celebrates 150 years.  Audio

Parliament was a hive of activity over the weekend as the new team running the country moved into the beehive.

Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his cabinet will be sworn in at Government… Audio

Councils want more certainty over what the change of government means for their water assets, and their finances.

To the delight of councils opposed to Three Waters, National has promised to start… Audio

National and Labour are at odds about how $185 billion bill will be paid for water services if Three Waters doesn't go ahead.

National plans to scrap the contested Three Waters scheme within its… Audio

A man was shot and killed by police in Feilding last night.

The shooting came after an eight-hour standoff that began in the early afternoon.

The standoff began after the man allegedly shot at his… Audio

For opponents to the government's planned three waters reform, changes announced yesterday doesn't do enough to address concerns over community ownership and local decision making.

For supporters… Audio

The government has unveiled its shake-up of the three waters reforms, abandoning plans to establish four mega water entities.

Instead it will create 10, which will still be owned by local councils… Audio

The government will today unveil changes to its three waters reforms after feedback from local government.

The main issue some councils had had with the government's plans was around who would own… Audio

A North Island council has voted to reduce the fee it pays to Local Government New Zealand, in protest against the Three Waters reforms.

Manawatū District Council says LGNZ signed an agreement not to… Audio

Manawatu residents are still shovelling mud out of their flood-damaged properties after last week's downpour.

For three days those living along Reu Reu Road in rural Manawatu, about 30 kilometres… Audio

Many roads in Manawatū remain cut off by flooding, some people can't return to their homes, and helicopters have flown over isolated communities to assess the damage from two torrential downpours to… Audio

Twenty-three of the country's mayors are headed to Wellington to voice their opposition to water reforms.
 
Communities 4 Local Democracy, or He hapori mō te Manapori, is a new local government… Audio

Several streets in the Manawatu town of Feilding are closed and emergency services worked through the night after a deluge of rain flooded parts of the region.

A Fire and Emergency says it had more… Audio

Jesse speaks to Manawatu District Council Mayor, Helen Worboys, following a fatal collision between a bus and train near Palmerston North. Audio

The government is changing the way it manages earthquake-prone buildings in small towns, to take some of the cost off owners. At the moment strengthening work has to be done if alterations cost more… Audio

Mayor of Manawatu: we will do better with information around crises. Audio