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Brown to focus on uniting Auckland
New super city mayor Len Brown says his focus is on uniting Auckland - and reassuring people about the changes ahead.
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Brown's town just got a lot bigger
It has been a hard-fought slog, but Len Brown is now mayor of a Supercity with the largest council in Australasia.
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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.
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<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.
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Wellington mayor clings to narrow lead
Wellington's leadership is up in the air with long-serving incumbent Kerry Prendergast ahead of her nearest challenger by a mere 40 votes and many ballots still to be counted.
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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.
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Wellington mayoralty too close to call
Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast has a nervous two-day wait to see if she holds her position.
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Election results in your area
We're bringing the local body election results in your area to you as they come in.
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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.
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The new Auckland Council
The 20 councillors chosen to make up the new Auckland City Council.
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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.
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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.
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Daljit Singh fails in Super City bid
Daljit Singh, the Labour Party candidate charged with forging voting documents, has failed to win a place in the Super City.
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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.
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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.
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Local body elections across NZ
Photos as the results come in for local body elections around the country.