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Brian Rudman: Politicians have walked off the job
COMMENT: Our elected class needs to earn its keep by doing what we pay them for.
COMMENT: Our elected class needs to earn its keep by doing what we pay them for.
New-look councils moving with the times. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mayoral chains have been exchanged under the cloud of a vote recount.
Roger Blakeley pulled out of the two horse-race, leaving Daran Ponter to take the reins.
Tradition is for the outgoing mayor to place the mayoral chains on the incoming mayor.
The ex-politician is looking forward to a quieter life.
COMMENT: John Tamihere took Trumpian route to becoming Auckland mayor. Why didn't it work?
COMMENT: Proposals to have public transport funded by superannuation need careful thought.
Niwa report suggests ways to improve Rotokawau/Virginia Lake - some have been tried.
Andy Foster has turned to the left putting the Green Party-ticket councillor in the role.
Protests as council sworn in. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Meet the three new women on Tauranga Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The mobilisation of the left, picking the right deputy mayor, and pressure for progress.
Ombudsman orders Waikato District Council to release report into councillor's behaviour.
As one door opens another closes, because being on council is not a "retirement gig".
Reactions to comments to 'end the Treaty gravy train'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wang took two important phone calls on election day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Comment: The worst voter turnout ever, six years after the worse turnout ever.
Napier citizens asked to not wash or flush. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
But one councillor says only diversity of thought matters, not 'genetic diversity'.
EDITORIAL: The die has been cast and we now live with the results for the next 3 years.
Comment: "The first candidate meeting at Sunnynook and I arrive at the wrong location..."
Comment: Where the hell is the National Party?
Catriona MacLennan suggests a pay freeze for council staff earning more than $100,000.
Unelected Auckland boards reward staff with generous salary extras.
Tararua District Council's election is going right down to the wire.
Car and keys discovered at Tolaga Bay wharf in search for missing woman.
National says Wellington's new mayor has a mandate for a new Let's Get Welly Moving deal.
Phil Goff is happy to have won a mandate to continue, but will he make much progress?
Wairoa's mayor Craig Little has been re-elected for a third term