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Too close to call: Just five votes in race for Kaipara mayoralty
Incumbent deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen leads businessman Snow Tane by just five votes.
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Incumbent regional councillors keep Hawke's Bay seats
7:14 pm todayAll sitting Hawke's Bay regional councillors, who ran for re-election, have won back their seats, progress results suggest.
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New methane targets: 'Fantasyland assault on farmers' v 'cheap accounting trick'
5:23 pm todayThe government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.
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Hurunui mayor had already won, but that didn't stop nerves
3:26 pm todayMarie Black is ready to get to back work, after seeing the make-up of her new council.
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Māori wards and candidates voted out across Taranaki
11:06 am todayThe results are preliminary, as they do not include votes made after Thursday or special votes, but numbers in the government-mandated referendums are not close.
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'Shocked and surprised': New Napier mayor Richard McGrath reacts to victory
3:36 pm todayGetting back to the basics, avoiding tangents and bringing the community along with council decisions will be on the agenda, the incoming McGrath says.
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New Queenstown mayor: It's 'getting our own house in order'
11:23 am todayQueenstown's new mayor John Glover puts win on third attempt down to "giving people hope, and being authentic," pledges to stay focused on community's wishes.
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Govt commits to Bill allowing three-day postnatal stay
11 Oct 2025The announcement comes in the wake of warnings maternity services are already overloaded and understaffed.
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Northland districts' mayoral races on a knife-edge
4:05 pm todaySixty-seven votes separate the top two candidates in Whangārei and 74 votes in it in Kaipara.
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Mayoral candidate losing by 324 votes yet to concede defeat
10:38 am todayMarcus Buddo hasn't conceded the Hastings mayoralty to rival Wendy Schollum yet.
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Gordon wins third term in Waimakariri
10:17 am todayWaimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon is back for a third term after a heated campaign, including social media challenges on the council's debt levels.
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Westland mayoralty race still too close to call
9:54 am todayIt's a tight race for the Westland mayoralty, with Hokitika businesswoman Jacquie Grant leading the race against incumbent Helen Lash by just 64 votes. Grant - who has lived as...
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Ratepayers rout mayors who imposed big rises
7:55 am todayNewsroom projects that in 66 mayoral races, at least 31 communities have elected new mayors, with two more in the balance.
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Oriini Kaipara's maiden statement: 'A product of Māori resilience'
8:49 am todayOriini Kaipara's maiden speech was overshadowed a little by celebration of it, but what did Tāmaki Makaurau's new MP actually say? Audio
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'Delighted': Campbell on track to win Invercargill
7:38 am todayCampbell says he will focus on problem of city's old burnt-out Briscoes building, and controlling rates rates.
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Lydia Gliddon wins Selwyn mayoralty from LGNZ president
6:25 am todayLydia Gliddon says she is "deeply honoured" to be the new mayor of Selwyn, after beating incumbent and Local Government NZ president Sam Broughton in a landslide victory.
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Andrew Little says Tory Whanau faced 'toxic behaviour'
6:27 am todayIn a speech to supporters on Saturday night, Little said Whanau had shown courage during her time as mayor.
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Re-elected Christchurch mayor to focus on debt, liveability
11 Oct 2025Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger is grateful to be re-elected for a second term.
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Brown returns as Auckland mayor, promising transport fixes
10:51 am todayProgress results show a substantial victory for the incumbent in the 'Super City'.
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Andrew Little wins mayoralty bid in Wellington
11 Oct 2025The former Labour Party leader said he felt excited and "somewhat daunted" by the role.
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Local body Election Day results: Who's in, who's out?
11 Oct 2025Civic leaders in Auckland and Christchurch have returned, but new leaders will take office in Wellington and Dunedin, while some areas have scrapped Māori wards.
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Te Pāti Māori leaders claim broken trust abruptly ended media stand-up
10 Oct 2025After this week's 'reset', Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi discussed their future with Mata host Mihingārangi Forbes.
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Selling Chorus securities is 'hocking off' debt not assets, Finance Minister says
10 Oct 2025The government had invested $1 billion in Chorus' fibre network.
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Singapore and NZ PMs concerned about new global order
10 Oct 2025The two countries have signed a strategic partnership.
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Man charged after string of death threats made against MP
10 Oct 2025A 19-year-old man has been charged.
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'Hock off the family silverware': Labour criticises government plan to sell Chorus stake
10 Oct 2025The Finance Minister says with the completion of the ultra-fast broadband fibre initiative, there's no longer a policy reason for the Crown to own Chorus.
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Tākuta Ferris 'taking our people for fools' - Peeni Henare
10 Oct 2025The Labour MP says accusations Māori can't have an independent voice in a major party are "absolute garbage".
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