Len Brown was the Super City's first mayor. However, it's arguable how he will be most remembered.

Hinekia Fitzgerald has never voted in a Local Body election. Can two elections experts convince her why her vote matters?

Part two of the #WillSheVote series. Hinekia speaks to two Massey Uni local government experts.

From the moment you jump into the shower in the morning until you stagger back home later that night after a few post-work beers

Elections benefit from colourful, quirky, and dissident candidates - even distasteful ones. So who are New Zealand local government's current crop of outsiders?

We asked seven Auckland mayoral candidates how they would help some of our communities and their issues. Here are their responses.

Hinekia Fitzgerald has never voted in a local body election. Will this election be different?

If the race for Auckland's mayor was won on social media, Chloe Swarbrick would leave everyone else in her digital dust.

We went to various communities to ask them what they want from a new mayor - here is what they said.

Polls say Phil Goff will be Auckland mayor. So how do the other contenders keep going ?

A joint campaign has come under fire from their opponents claiming it puts their independence in question.

Losing a leg to cancer as an 11-year-old wasn't enough to put Katrina Bungard off from standing up for others. The Howick Local Board

Growing Whanganui's population is a key issue for this year's local body elections.

Wellingtonians need a mayor who can listen, fairly balance issues, and have a bit of a laugh.

After three days of counting in the postal ballot, 5.8 per cent of the city's 1,031,667 registered voters have voted.

Lianne Dalziel and John Minto went head to head in the first mayoral debate on CTV, but it became clear during the debate that they could be great pals.

A Hastings election that otherwise might have been fought over dull big-picture issues has been blindsided by another big topic: water quality.

Homelessness, unemployment and infrastructure are key challenges facing one of the North Island's tourist hot spots, Rotorua.

Whether to accommodate out-of-towners or for residents struggling to find a house to put over their heads, the need for houses is strong in Taupo.

A local body candidate has been the victim of an apparent racist attack on one of her billboards.

Young people and migrants are the least interested sectors of the community in regards to local politics, according to a new survey.

Incumbent mayor Sheryl Mai says Whangarei's biggest challenge and strength is its growing population.

The exit of long-serving mayor Stuart Crosby has created a wide-open race for Tauranga's top job.

A Hamilton mayoral candidate has apologised for a mistake-ridden profile written in Te Reo Maori that was put together using Google Translate.

This strongly Pacific ward is is set to be a fascinating election battleground.

Your burning questions on the upcoming elections have been answered.

All the candidates seeking Rodney's single Auckland Council seat talk about them. And so do its long-suffering residents.

Clean and green is a key message in the Waitakere ward, as the environment continues to feature highly among residents' concerns.