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Old fashioned city campaign may have hurt Banks badly
Defeated, again. Emotional, again. But after losing a second Auckland mayoral race, John Banks hinted at yet another comeback.
<i>Oscar Kightley:</i> Brown is the new blue and white in Auckland
After 170 years this is the closest Auckland has come to having a brown mayor.
Councillors facing the challenge to make it work
A vow to work together for the good of the region has been made by the 20 successful candidates for the new Auckland Council.
Election results in your area
We're bringing the local body election results in your area to you as they come in.
Local body elections: <b>Latest updates</b>
There will be fresh faces on Central Otago, Whanganui, Whangarei and Queenstown councils, which have all elected new mayors.
The new Auckland Council
The 20 councillors chosen to make up the new Auckland City Council.
Tim wins battle of the celebrities in Invercargill
She was the southern singer who knew the lyrics to Funny Face; he, well, just had one.
Len Brown: 'What an amazing result'
After winning today's Super City election, Len Brown declared he wants to build a city on rapid transit, which would encourage economic growth.
Left-leaning council for Len Brown
The first Auckland Council has been decided, and it has a centre-left look about it, which will make life easier for Super Mayor Len Brown.
Bob Parker 'humbled' by Christchurch victory
Incumbent Bob Parker says he is "very humbled and very grateful" to be re-elected with such a "handsome" majority.
Local body elections across NZ
Photos as the results come in for local body elections around the country.
Preliminary mayoral winners - full list
The following is a list of preliminary results of mayoral winners from local body elections around the country
Paul Henry's job future looking shaky
TVNZ's CEO last night suggested Paul Henry's future was far from certain, despite his earlier stand that Henry's job was not on the line.