Local Council
Collins says skin colour cost him 20,000 votes in Auckland mayoral race
Failed Auckland mayoral hopeful Efeso Collins says his skin colour gave him a 20,000-vote deficit against winner Wayne Brown.
Advertising standards rules failed Wellington mayoral candidate's flyer misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled a flyer by former Wellington mayoral candidate Paul Eagle to be misleading.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown warms to council agencies after first encounter
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has found some nice things to say about the council agencies he attacked throughout his election campaign - and since - following his first face-to-face encounter with their…
Christchurch Council candidate to get recount after 16-vote loss
Christchurch City Council candidate Ali Jones has won the right to a recount.
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon on the fire
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon spoke to Michael Cropp about the latest updates. Audio
Niva Chittock at the christchurch forest fire
Fire and emergency updated the local community on Thursday morning, and our reporter Niva Chittock was there, She spoke to Michael Cropp Audio
North Canterbury: Councils concerned about amalgamation idea
Local Democracy Reporting programme time and this morning we're in North Canterbury with David Hill. Audio
Rotorua schools deal with complex needs amid emergency housing crisis
As Rotorua grapples with the future of its emergency housing, the city's schools have been coping with the complex needs of children living in motels.
Since the pandemic, schools near Fenton Street… Video, Audio
Wairarapa leaders weigh in on lowering voting age
Lowering the voting age was "a significant point" raised in engagement with stakeholders, local government review panel says.
Gisborne falling behind in water fluoridation
Gisborne's water is some of the least adequately fluoridated in the country, recent research has uncovered.
23-year-old Ben Bell wins Gore's mayoral race
Ben Bell will become the country's youngest mayor.
The 23-year-old has ousted six-term mayor Tracy Hicks by just eight votes, after a judge dismissed his bid for a recount.
He spoke to Michael… Audio
'Emergency footing' needed to maintain public transport services
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is calling on transport agencies and the government to move to an "emergency footing" to maintain public transport services.
'Huge division' from Three Waters plan: 'There's a better way,' mayor says
The mayor of Waimakariri says the government's Three Waters proposal is too divisive to succeed. Audio
Waimakariri mayor on alternative three waters proposal
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, along with Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger and Waimakariri mayor Dan Gordon say their new plan - unlike three waters - will build consensus across the country.
The new… Audio
LDR South AK: damning report of care at Middlemore Hospital
Local Democracy Reporting time now and this morning we're in South Auckland with Steve Forbes, who's been extremely busy doing some very important stories on Middlemore Hospital. Nathan Rarere started… Audio
Two mayors seek support for alternate three waters plan
An alternative three waters plan has been proposed by the mayors of Auckland and Christchurch, with control and ownership remaining with local councils.
Decision on Gore mayor's race recount likely this week
A decision on whether there will be a recount for the Gore district mayoralty is expected to be made this week.
Millions to be spent on lifting bus drivers' wages, conditions
Bus drivers are getting a pay rise in an effort to deal with widespread recruitment and retention problems in the sector.
Council at odds with iwi over accommodation plan to keep whānau out of prisons
An iwi plan to convert a Hastings lodge into accommodation for whānau battling the justice system has run into opposition from the local council.
Wayne Brown won Auckland, but not all of it
Wayne Brown failed to "win" large parts of Auckland in the election to become the Super City's third mayor, with a detailed breakdown of voting patterns showing he was outvoted in the south and west.
