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Wildlife professionals and social media users have condemned a district councillor's forceful attempt to free a barking deer, urging that such operations should be left to trained experts.
Hong Kong national security police raided an independent bookstore and arrested two individuals, including a former pro-democracy district councilor, on suspicion of sedition. The arrests are part of an ongoing crackdown under the national security law.
A Tasman district councillor has faced criticism for attending meetings online, with Mayor Tim King acknowledging remote access as useful but not preferable.
Gisborne is a step closer to taking control of regional waste, but some district councillors expressed "discomfort" over the process.
A Hong Kong district councillor received a stern reminder about his conduct after illegally parking his car and blocking a fire exit lane.
A pro-democracy retailer in Prince Edward, run by former District Councillor Derek Chu, has been ordered by the government to rectify multiple defects at its shop and replace its signboard, with court action threatened.
Waitaki District councillor Sven Thelning has received death threats following the District Council's decision to raise rates by an average of 22 percent, effective July 1.
Hong Kong police are investigating a report from a 64-year-old woman regarding suspected airgun damage to her flat window in Yuen Long, with a district councillor warning of similar incidents in the area.
Former Islands district councillor Wong Chun-yeung has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for his role in a string of phone scam cases in 2023, after pleading guilty to seven counts of money laundering, following an earlier report of his three-year and nine-month jail term for handling…
A Reform administration council in wildfire-ravaged Suffolk has been condemned for scrapping green pledges, with one district councillor calling it 'one of the most grotesquely misjudged and reckless acts in the history of our county'.
A Hong Kong district councillor resigned from an advisory role for a housing estate in Tai Po following criticism for her connections to the former owners' committee of the fire-damaged Wang Fuk Court.
Queenstown Lakes District councillors have agreed to lodge a 35-year resource consent application for discharging wastewater from the Shotover Treatment Plant into the Kawarau River, with the mayor stating it is the only viable option.
District councillors representing Hong Kong’s outlying islands have voiced opposition to a proposed plan to increase selected ferry fares by up to 12.8 percent, arguing it would deter elderly travel and harm the local economy.