Local Council
Final Auckland Council election results released
The final results for Auckland Council races confirm Wayne Brown won the mayoral race by a decisive margin, while one local board has seen a shift in its winners.
Grey District councillor wins by having name pulled from basket
After the ballot count showed a dead heat, a new Grey District councillor is delighted to have won her seat when her name was drawn from an office stationery basket.
Michael Laws squeaks back in: 'I have been taught a lesson'
Prominent Otago regional councillor Michael Laws says he has been taught a valuable lesson after being re-elected by 21 votes.
Drop in number of women politicians for Northland local government
The number of women politicians across Northland local government leadership has shrunk by almost a quarter in the wake of this year's local elections.
Final election declaration sees two changes to preliminary result in Marlborough
The final count for the election in Marlborough has seen two seats changed from the preliminary result released earlier in the week.
Outgoing Gore Mayor considers recount after 8 vote loss
Outgoing Gore Mayor Tracy Hicks says he's still undecided on whether he'll seek a recount and will take the weekend to think about it.
The six-term incumbent lost by eight votes to 23-year-old Ben… Audio
DIY pothole patches costly to fix, warns Palmerston North mayor
A phantom pothole patcher has left the Palmerston North City Council peeved and ratepayers apparently out of pocket.
Earlier this week someone concreted in potholes around the city. But the Mayor… Video, Audio
Black Ferns make changes ahead of second Rugby World Cup fixture
The Black Ferns' coaches have made a raft of changes to the starting team ahead of their second Rugby World Cup fixture against Wales at Waitakere Stadium.
Five players will make their World Cup… Video, Audio
Auckland Council chairman pushes back on mayor Wayne Brown's call for him to quit
One of Auckland mayor Wayne Brown's resignation targets has pushed back, telling staff of the council development arm Eke Panuku that any call for change will have to come from the full council.
Wayne Brown ends first week as Auckland Mayor
It's the end of Wayne Brown's headline-grabbing first week as Mayor of Auckland.
Since taking the mayoral chains he has called for board members of council controlled organisations to resign, said… Audio
Independent Māori Statutory Board meets with new Auckland Mayor
In a week where Auckland's new mayor has put council owned entities like Auckland Transport and Eke Panuku Development on blast, Wayne Brown has heaped praise on the Independent Māori Stautory Board.
…Auckland Mayor calls for whole of development arm board's resignation
Auckland's new mayor says he stands by his comments, which are in line with what he has campaigned on.
New Zealand's youngest ever mayor edges out Gore incumbent
Gore District has elected 23-year-old Ben Bell, who won by less than 10 votes, edging out long-time incumbent Tracy Hicks. Audio
'Positive', 'Straight up' - Councillors Richard Hills and Alf Filipaina meet Wayne Brown
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has been holding a series of one-on-one talks with councillors both new and returned, to discuss how each can best contribute.
Checkpoint caught up with two councillors… Video, Audio
Longstanding Gore mayor ousted by 23yo with 8-vote lead
Meanwhile Gore has elected the country's youngest ever mayor. 23-year-old Ben Bell has beaten Tracey Hicks by eight votes after waiting a nail-biting five days for 67 special votes to be counted.
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown calls for Eke Panuku board to go
Auckland's new mayor wants more people to resign from their jobs and is now calling for the whole board of development arm Eke Panuku to go.
Wayne Brown put the council controlled organisations on… Video, Audio
Kaikōura shows the way with huge voter engagement
Voter returns in North Canterbury were higher than the New Zealand average, with Kaikōura leading the way.
Gore's Ben Bell waiting to find out if he's youngest Mayor
Local election results are in and are most towns know who is in charge. But a handful of places are still waiting for the results - Gore being one of them. Twenty-three year old Ben Bell is… Audio
'It's nobody's business': Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown on his hours and weekend work
New Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is being cagey about the specific hours he will commit to the job of leading the Super City and says "it's nobody's business".
Tairawhiti prepares for next disaster with emergency pods
The Tairawhiti region is making sure they'll be prepared for the next natural disaster. Twenty shipping containers packed with emergency equipment will be distributed across the region to prepare… Audio
