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Hold the bubbly: The mayoral races going down to the wire

While some mayors are popping corks, other races are too close to call.

Billionaire's $521m superyacht turns heads on Auckland waterfront

The 117m vessel owned by billionaire Eric Smidt has been moored since mid‑September.

Local elections interactive: Find mayoral, election results for city, district and region

Preliminary results for all mayoral, council, community board, and regional council race

What will Wayne do? Simon Wilson on the challenge for Auckland's mayor now

Opinion: Wayne Brown is determined to make a difference and he has a mandate to do it.

'Finish the job': Wayne Brown's letter to Aucklanders after winning second term

OPINION: Wayne Brown says the City Rail Link and Convention Centre will open next year.

Editorial: It’s time for Auckland to fulfil its potential

OPINION: We all know this city has so much more to give its residents and the country.

Who's in and out? Tight races and big political comebacks in local elections

Hawke’s Bay bucked the turnout slump, recording a sharp rise in local voting.

Watch: Wayne celebrates with wife at tennis club after Auckland mayoralty win; Defeated Leoni 'really concerned' about leadership

The 79-year-old says this will be his final term leading the Super City.

'Faulty Towers': Further trouble at Onehunga's Beachcroft Residences

Andrew Grenfell is vowing to complete the scheme and deliver every unit to the buyers.

'F***ing asshole': Newspaper publisher and council candidate's expletive-laden rant about councillor

Media boss apologises for her language; councillor says comments are 'particularly nasty'.

Hedge height fight: Residents of heritage Mt Eden apartments battle over bushes

Residents of $15m Chambers & Station heritage units are at loggerheads over the shrubbery.

Aucklanders say CBD feels unsafe, homelessness prompts some to avoid areas

CBD business association finds shopkeepers blame neglect, disorder for lack of customers.

'Frightening’: Businesses slate CBD as lawless, unclean, hit out at drug use & begging in scathing survey

A survey of 102 Auckland businesses found the city characterised by 'neglect and disorder'

Simon Wilson: The Fletcher flutter – A councillor's tip for working with Wayne Brown

OPINION: Entrust, rubbish collections, Voices for Freedom and quotes from the campaign.

Kerrin Leoni no-show: Auckland mayoral candidate pulls out of debate

The candidate has frequently criticised Mayor Wayne Brown for not turning up.

Auckland city square shuttered six years by City Rail Link to reopen

CRL boss says refurbished Beresford Square set to be a “vibrant plaza” .