The "storm of the season" has generously topped up Mt Ruapehu's ski fields with snow as crews work around the clock to get the fields ready for visitors.

The Ruapehu District Council is proposing to chop its number of elected councillors from 11 to eight but bump up community board representatives from eight to 16.

From a graveyard to a flourishing forest - now you can tread lightly on the earth, even after death.

A new kaupapa Māori primary mental health and addiction service is set to roll out across Rotorua and Taupō.