Richard Kempthorne

Money allocated for a large dam project near Nelson from a fund aimed at improving freshwater quality is a misuse of taxpayer money, a former treasury economist says. Audio

The partners in a large-scale dam planned for the Tasman District say it will cost around 700-thousand dollars more than expected. Mayor Richard Kempthorne says despite what opponents to the dam say… Audio

Rotorua is a favoured holiday hotspot among tourists and the city's shops will now be able to trade this Easter Sunday. Rotorua's mayor Steve Chadwick has been trying for 17 years to open the city on… Audio

With new research showing the melting Antarctic ice sheets will see sea levels rise much higher than predicted, Local Government New Zealand says the country's coastlines need to be redrawn. Richard… Audio

The Government's announcement of a 212 million dollar spend-up on regional highway projects may have put National Party on the road to winning more votes in some provinces, but risks driving away… Audio

The full extent of damage to Westland in the South Island from last week's intense winds has been revealed. The Westland District Council says concrete power poles were snapped and native forest has… Audio

Mayors of some of the country's largest provinces say money is being spent on the government's Roads of National Significance at the expense of roading in their areas. Audio

Provincial mayors say maintenance on their roads is sufffering due to a central government funding cap. Audio

In Tasman the rain has eased but the threat of slips remains. Audio

The mop up is continuing for residents in Richmond and Stoke. 144 millimetres of rain fell on the Nelson region in just twelve hours on Sunday. Audio

A businessman worth at least 90-million-dollars could face jail time, over 100 native trees cut down next to his Kaiteriteri property last year. Audio

South Island mayors are forming an island-wide political lobby group to counter Auckland's growing power. Audio

The Nelson and Tasman Mayors are squaring off over a proposed merger of their councils, with one confident ratepayers will support it, and the other expecting it to be rejected. Audio

Now to the latest in the Nelson and Tasman districts, where more than 100 houses are still off limits after last week's record rainfall. Audio

We're joined by the Tasman mayor, Richard Kempthorne. Audio

A state of emergency remains in place in the Nelson Tasman region as rain continues to fall. Audio

The mayors of the South Island's Nelson and Tasman electorates are at loggerheads over whether they should hire a new chief executive in a job that could last just one month. Audio

Listening to that was the Mayor of Tasman, Richard Kempthorne. Audio

Confirmation that the Tasman District has fallen prey to the vine killing disease PSA has left kiwifruit growers reeling. Audio

The Tasman District Council says it will investigate claims that bad forestry practice is to blame for severe flood damage to properties in the Motueka Valley. Audio