This strongly Pacific ward is is set to be a fascinating election battleground.

Your burning questions on the upcoming elections have been answered.

All the candidates seeking Rodney's single Auckland Council seat talk about them. And so do its long-suffering residents.

Clean and green is a key message in the Waitakere ward, as the environment continues to feature highly among residents' concerns.

The issues in Whau are twofold: more community facilities and infrastructure, to match the intensification.

The sprawling Franklin ward has major infrastructure needs, say locals.

On the north side of the harbour bridge, road access is the core concern.

Residents in Orakei are adamant they are not "nimbys", but they are apprehensive about the impact more housing and more people will have on their patch.

COMMENT: Auckland Council has had an attack of the Mills & Boons and decided LOVE is the solution to its most pressing problem.

A book, two bottles of wine and a $5 note were the star lots at a Chinese dinner for Labour MP Phil Goff's mayoral campaign.

Michelle Kennard was raring to vote in Taranaki elections - unfortunately she was sent information on Northland candidates.

Some of mayors are calling it quits this year. We look at the achievements of the departing civic leaders and the records of some seeking re-election.

As politicians pound the streets and make the most of every PR opportunity, there is a strict set of guidelines they must obey.

Watching the candidates for Mayor of Auckland I can't help wondering, do they know anything about the job they seek?

Auckland should follow the UK and charge about 10 cents for plastic supermarket bags, says Mayoral candidate and Labour MP Phil Goff.

With under three weeks until voting day, Super City reporter Bernard Orsman pens an open letter outlining the major challenges our new leader must tackle.

What would you rather have: cheaper wine or a free pair of pliers and a smoke alarm? Or a local stadium that gets funding from booze profits?

Election candidates are overlooking the young, Asians and the poor.

Police find "absolutely no evidence" of wrongdoing by Gisborne mayor Meng Foon and slam complainant for "inflammatory comments" on social media.

People in Howick are keeping demands for Council simple: protect their ward's "special character" while ensuring trips to the city are less of an ordeal.

Albany ward, like much of Auckland, is growing. But that change comes with worries.

Mayoral contenders Phil Goff and Vic Crone both say they will tap private investors to pay for an Auckland light rail system if central government fails to fund it.

They are plastered on fences any highly visible open space, but how much of an impact do campaign billboards have on the final election results?

Improvements to public transport are top of the agenda in Albert-Eden-Roskill.

COMMENT: Mark Thomas used to run a fancy up-market eatery overlooking the Ferry Buildings. He should have stuck with it.

Sprucing up tired town centres, public safety and managing ongoing residential growth are the biggest concerns for Manurewa-Papakura ward voters.

The Campaign for Better Transport organised the public meeting for the candidates to put forward their transport policies for Auckland.

Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas is effectively stepping out of the mayoral race and concedes it is "inevitable" Phil Goff will win.

It's the battle of the bruisers. Mike Lee versus Bill Ralston for the coveted Waitemata and Gulf seat.

Businesswoman Vic Crone is becoming noticeably absent at Auckland mayoral debates.