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Analysis: New Wellington regional council chair romps in

Roger Blakeley pulled out of the two horse-race, leaving Daran Ponter to take the reins.

Awkward: Vote recount overshadows council inauguration

Tradition is for the outgoing mayor to place the mayoral chains on the incoming mayor.

Mike Lee - the wild horse of Auckland local politics

The ex-politician is looking forward to a quieter life.

Simon Wilson: Inside the Trump-lite campaign of John Tamihere

COMMENT: John Tamihere took Trumpian route to becoming Auckland mayor. Why didn't it work?

Virginia Lake recommendations: 'We did what was practical'

Niwa report suggests ways to improve Rotokawau/Virginia Lake - some have been tried.

John Roughan: Rail funding not a matter to be taken lightly

COMMENT: Proposals to have public transport funded by superannuation need careful thought.

Letters: Talking and listening can lead to understanding

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Walkouts, protests and boycott: Council meeting hit by drama

Return of the cloak and the mystery of the missing hat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sarah Free set to take on role as Wellington's deputy mayor

Andy Foster has turned to the left putting the Green Party-ticket councillor in the role.

Hawke's Bay elections: Final results confirmed as Jacoby Poulain ousted in tight race

The final election results for councils around the region are now in.

Time to play politics over Wellington's new deputy mayor

COMMENT: Andy Foster should look to the left to have a chance of building consensus.

Local Focus: The big Napier wastewater fear

Napier citizens asked to not wash or flush. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local government diversity explosion? Not in Tauranga

But one councillor says only diversity of thought matters, not 'genetic diversity'.

Editorial: People have spoken, now like it or lump it

EDITORIAL: The die has been cast and we now live with the results for the next 3 years.

Paul Cornish: Confessions of a local body candidate

Comment: "The first candidate meeting at Sunnynook and I arrive at the wrong location..."

Jordan Williams: For the centre-right to win elections, they have to turn up

Comment: Where the hell is the National Party?

Council bonuses of $1.1m despicable, says Living Wage group

Catriona MacLennan suggests a pay freeze for council staff earning more than $100,000.

Auckland council executives paid $1m in bonuses

Unelected Auckland boards reward staff with generous salary extras.