Local Focus: Ryan Gray on Candidate Camera
Rotorua's lack of affordable housing needs addressing says council candidate Ryan Gray.
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Local Focus: Andy Cranston on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: Damon Harvey on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: Kim Priest on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: Gareth Mill on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: Jordan Walker on Candidate Camera
Meet Jordan Walker, Tairāwhiti's first non-binary/trans local body elections candidate.
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Anti-Government conspiracy theorists stage Greymouth hijack
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Local Focus: Rizwaana Latiff on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: Malcolm Dixon on Candidate Camera
Malcolm Dixon answers questions for the Hastings District Council elections.
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Local Focus: Fisher Wang on Candidate Camera
Tourism is top priority for Rotorua General Ward candidate Fisher Wang.
Local Focus: William Izard on Candidate Camera
William Izard discusses plans for MDC if he is elected mayor in the upcoming elections.
Local Focus: Rehette Stoltz on Candidate Camera
Rehette Stoltz discusses why she is standing for GDC mayor again.
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Iwi argues for Three Waters co-governance in Parliament
Iwi makes an impassioned argument for co-governance.
Local Focus: Shirley Trumper on Candidate Camera
Rotorua Rural Ward candidate Shirley Trumper discusses the big rural issues.
Local Focus: Melanie Petrowski on Candidate Camera
HDC candidate Melanie Lorraine Petrowski says the water issue is her biggest concern.
Local Focus: Brenda West on Candidate Camera
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Local Focus: Ron Mark on Candidate Camera
Ron Mark discusses plans for Carterton if he is elected mayor in the upcoming elections
Local Focus: Alex Cameron on Candidate Camera
Alex Cameron is concerned about housing availability and affordability.
Local Focus: Tina Nixon on Candidate Camera
Tina Nixon discusses plans for Masterton if she is elected mayor in the upcoming elections
Local Focus: Richard McGrath on Candidate Camera
Richard McGrath discusses plans for Napier City Council should he be re-elected.