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Low voter turnout - what's the issue?
A commission of inquiry may be required to sort out the country's "dire" voter turnout for local body elections, a Dunedin political scientist says.
Labour man fights election fraud charge
A Labour Party candidate in the first Super City elections denies he committed electoral fraud.
Hardaker to stick with fluoride vote
Seventy per cent of Hamilton ratepayers voted to return fluoride to the city's water supply after the council took it out in July.
Low turnout spurs look at vote system
Local Government Minister Chris Tremain is to look at fast-tracking plans to introduce electronic voting after the worst local body election turnout.
Palino to stick around
John Palino is going to get a new dog, start a new business and marry his fiancee after failing in his bid for the Auckland mayoralty.
Budget, transport crucial issues
Mayor Len Brown is back for a second term. He tells Bernard Orsman about lessons learned and the priorities for the next three years.
Brian Rudman: Palino's vote wake-up call for Brown
Auckland mayoral wannabes Maurice Williamson and Cameron Brewer must have gone through a few "what if" moments following the weekend's results, writes Brian Rudman.
Local elections 2013: New mayors voice their agendas
Here's a breakdown of the key results and issues from local body elections around the North Island.
Name change no help to success in elections
Changing their names to get higher up the alphabetically arranged voting list of 28 candidates did not result in success.
Local elections 2013: Community health push priority for new boards
Increasing understanding of Maori and Pacific health and more funding for community health are among the goals for new members on Auckland's district health boards.
Pam Corkery: Let's unite and tell the bullies in Wellington to stuff off
The legislation setting up the Super City corporatised 75 per cent of Auckland's substantial assets with the unspoken aim of selling them, writes Pam Corkery.
Local elections 2013: Tamihere aims to alter trust thinking
Former Labour Cabinet minister John Tamihere's bid to test the water for a political comeback has landed him a seat on the Waitakere Licensing Trust Board
Local elections: Full Auckland results
Click here for Auckland's full election results, and find out how much support the elected mayor, councillors and local board members received.
Risk of stalemate in new council
The balance of power at Auckland Council has tipped from left to right for the second term of Mayor Len Brown, a shift that's being compared with the US Govt deadlock.
Mayor pushes for merger
Wellington's re-elected mayor wants to push ahead with a merger of local councils but won't say whether she would run as mayor of the super city.
Mayor beats 11 candidates
Sheryl Mai is flexing her muscles this weekend after romping to victory in a 12-way tussle in Whangarei.
Super-capital next step
Wellington's re-elected mayor wants to push ahead with a merger of local councils but won't say whether she would run as mayor of the supercity.
Mike Williams: Poor turnout a vote for Brown
The low participation in the Auckland local elections can be seen as a tribute to two men; foundation Mayor Len Brown and Supercity architect Mark Ford.
Back for a fourth time... only just
Tauranga mayor Stuart Crosbie has been narrowly returned for a fourth term, but lost most of his council in a resounding expression of public discontent.
'Work starts now'
New Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel is calling for an independent audit of the city's books.
New election role for Laws - gracious loser
Failed Wanganui mayoral candidate Michael Laws reacted with uncharacteristic grace and humour after losing to incumbent Annette Main.
Heaps still to do, says Supercity 'conductor'
Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising more of the same in his second term leading the SuperCity.
Rodney Hide: Don't care? Let government decide
Rodney Hide believes Len Brown is good for Auckland.
'Dirty tactics' can't mar mayoral victory
Hamilton mayor Julie Hardaker has been returned to the city's top post in a close race against rival Ewan Wilson that was marred by dirty tactics and strange antics.
Brown steps up for young house-hunters
Young married couple Imogen Haines and Darren Meredith thought a modest three-bedroom home in Glen Eden would put them on the property ladder.
Len Brown: Building up for a battle
Len Brown is back as Auckland’s mayor and is ready to take on Wellington. The role, he says, is like being Prime Minister.
I'll be back, vows beaten Palino
John Palino was known to a few fine-dining friends and late-night television junkies before he launched his campaign to be Auckland's Mayor.
Election results: Around the country
Check out our updated local body election results from around the country.