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Dunedin goes Green with the city's next mayor

Green Party councillor Aaron Hawkins has this afternoon won Dunedin's mayoralty.

Phil Goff wins a second term as Auckland Mayor

Phil Goff is promising to review and reform council-controlled organisations.

Local Focus: Candidate brings focus back on velodrome roof

"A kid in sport is a kid out of court." Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Can we ever be mates with rates?

Rates rise as councils must do more for us. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: 'Tick that box or don't moan'

Why is voter turnout so low? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Race for mayor sparked by misery-making C-bomb

The inside story of the inquiry into one councillor's claim of "corruption".

Brian Rudman: Why voters ignore local body elections

COMMENT: Local body voters are rather like Christians, a slowly declining minority.

Complaint about rival Waikato District candidate forwarded to police

A Waikato councillor complained rival candidate was influencing voters, Police involved

Meet the new wave of budding teenage politicians

Gen Z candidates are hoping to bring a fresh voice to town halls around New Zealand.

John Roughan: Why I will be casting a vote next week

COMMENT: A North Shore meeting reinvigorates my interest in the local body elections

Local body elections: Your district needs you!

EDITORIAL: There's still time to register and vote - but get a wriggle on.

Ratepayers pay $5200 for councillor to attend course days before election

Ryan Hamilton won't get to use his newly gained skills in council if he is not re-elected.

Georgina Campbell: 'Reasons' for low voter turnout wearing thin

The onus lies with voters- they're the only ones who can put pen to paper.

Residents furious after dam flushing leaves flurry of dead fish

Flushing of a Upper Hutt dam has left dozens of fish dead in the creek below.

Local elections 2019: The village battles of Albert-Eden

Two popular councillors in a ward where controversy bubbles away in every village.

Mark Knoff-Thomas: Check your priorities and cast your vote

COMMENT: The next Mayor of Auckland will have a pretty long to-do list.