The Auckland councillors who led a proposal to establish Maori wards hope a recent vote against the move will motivate Maori to get more involved in local body politics. Read...
A local board chair is questioning the cost of Labour`s harbour crossing plan, while the mayor says both Labour and National`s policies are about about politics, not transport. Read...
OPINION: There was so much political action during the last two weeks that it`s hard to know where to start.Britain`s Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation after just 45 days in office, the final results of the local... Read...
Fa`anana Efeso Collins says he will quit local politics after falling short in the race to become Auckland`s Mayor.Efeso Collins has bowed out of public life, at least for now, and says he will not run for parliament next year after... Read...
Wellington City Council`s racy TikTok account is encouraging young voters to get involved in local politics. A video posted on the account last night which had the subtitle `POV: You voted` accompanied by a middle-aged man singing... Read...
Water management is shaping up as a major political battleground ahead of local and general elections, Political Journalist Russell Palmer finds. Read...
By Maree Mahony of RNZ Explainer - Giving 16-year-olds the vote would be an ideal way to create more interest in local body politics and establish a pattern of lifelong voting, Professor Bronwyn Hayward says.It`s local body... Read...
RUGBY All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett has made his return to rugby on New Zealand shores, suiting up for Coastal in the Taranaki Premier club rugby competition yesterday More...
BUSINESS Auckland Transport says Auckland's trains will be operating on a reduced timetable again tomorrow because of the continued industrial action by train staff More...