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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    There may be some merit to the Prime Minister's lambasting of city and regional councils
     25 August 2024
    There may be some merit to the Prime Minister's lambasting of city and regional councils
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    High hopes regional deals with the Government will fix funding shortfalls for councils
    22 Aug 2024: High hopes regional deals with the Government will fix funding shortfalls for councils... more
    The Prime Minister's put city and regional councils on notice - saying wasteful spending needs to stop
    21 Aug 2024: The Prime Minister's put city and regional councils on notice - saying wasteful spending needs to stop... more
    Upheaval within the Southland District Council
    21 Aug 2024: Upheaval within the Southland District Council... more
    An economist specialising in climate adaptation says New Zealand must be innovative about handling the costs of climate change
    16 Aug 2024: An economist specialising in climate adaptation says New Zealand must be innovative about handling the costs of climate change... more
    The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it's encouraged by the appointment of Lawrence Yule as a new Crown manager
    10 Aug 2024: The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it's encouraged by the appointment of Lawrence Yule as a new Crown manager... more
    The Local Government Minister says Palmerston North has no choice but to hold a referendum on its Maori ward, despite opposition
    9 Aug 2024: The Local Government Minister says Palmerston North has no choice but to hold a referendum on its Maori ward, despite opposition... more
    Clashes in Christchurch over the City Council's Cathedral cash
    8 Aug 2024: Clashes in Christchurch over the City Council's Cathedral cash... more
    Wellington City Council's seeking external support on its airport shares sale
    7 Aug 2024: Wellington City Council's seeking external support on its airport shares sale... more
    A former local Deputy Mayor and Westland High School's Board of Trustee chair, sent students inappropriate pictures and attempted to touch them
    6 Aug 2024: A former local Deputy Mayor and Westland High School's Board of Trustee chair, sent students inappropriate pictures and attempted to touch them... more

     Most Popular Recent Local Politics News
     10 Oct: Queenstown Lakes District Council has passed new Freedom Camping Bylaws in time for summer +++++++++++
     09 Oct: Hopes a new City Council will improve business confidence in Wellington +++++++++
     05 Oct: Fisheries New Zealand is stepping in with new bylaws to protect nine West Coast areas, exclusive to local Maori +++++++++
     24 Sep: Wellington's mayor has U-turned on plans to run again for the role in the future, and is instead eyeing up Parliament with the Green Party ++++++++
     28 Sep: A divide on whether or not Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, should be attending mayoral debates ++++++++
     18 Oct: Kaipara has a new mayor, with official results confirming a very tight race +++++++
     14 Oct: Central Otago District Council's reviewed allegations of misconduct about a new councillor, from seven years ago +++++++

     Local Politics NewsLinks
      14 Sep: Former real housewives star to run for local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Aug: Popular wellington brewery and pub fortune favours closing down (NewstalkZB)
      12 Jul: 'absolutely disgraceful': porirua mayor slams ray chung's 'attack' on tory whanau (RadioNZ)
      16 Jun: Nelson's deputy mayor rohan o'neill-stevens to step down at next election (RadioNZ)
      22 Apr: Young south auckland politician quits local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Apr: ‘the second division of politics’: mps who made the jump to mayor (Stuff.co.nz)
      9 Apr: 'shoot me': retiring mp david parker dismisses prospect of wellington mayoralty bid (RadioNZ)
      18 Mar: Politics live: act to run in local elections, winston peters meets us officials (RadioNZ)
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    Politics:
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    International:
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    Entertainment:
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    Environment:
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    International:
    What we know about the Louvre jewellery heist 14:47

    Health & Safety:
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    Cricket:
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    International:
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    Entertainment:
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