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Moving on from Wellington's cliffhanger election result
Clouds clear for new mayor Andy Foster as Justin Lester's vote recount bid is quashed.
Letters: Time for a TV3 reality check
Why should the Government bail out a sinking-ship TV3, a commercial enterprise?
Mayoral recount: Justin Lester doesn't have the numbers he was counting on
New information shines a different light on Wellington's mayoral vote recount saga.
Local Focus: Councillors inspired by NZ's most beautiful city
Whanganui District Council celebrates Whanganui Win. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Brian Rudman: Politicians have walked off the job
COMMENT: Our elected class needs to earn its keep by doing what we pay them for.
Local Focus: Diversity brings new faces to councils
New-look councils moving with the times. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Andy Foster and Justin Lester share awkward hug
Mayoral chains have been exchanged under the cloud of a vote recount.
Analysis: New Wellington regional council chair romps in
Roger Blakeley pulled out of the two horse-race, leaving Daran Ponter to take the reins.
Awkward: Vote recount overshadows council inauguration
Tradition is for the outgoing mayor to place the mayoral chains on the incoming mayor.
Mike Lee - the wild horse of Auckland local politics
The ex-politician is looking forward to a quieter life.
Simon Wilson: Inside the Trump-lite campaign of John Tamihere
COMMENT: John Tamihere took Trumpian route to becoming Auckland mayor. Why didn't it work?
John Roughan: Rail funding not a matter to be taken lightly
COMMENT: Proposals to have public transport funded by superannuation need careful thought.
Virginia Lake recommendations: 'We did what was practical'
Niwa report suggests ways to improve Rotokawau/Virginia Lake - some have been tried.
Walkouts, protests and boycott: Council meeting hit by drama
Return of the cloak and the mystery of the missing hat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Sarah Free set to take on role as Wellington's deputy mayor
Andy Foster has turned to the left putting the Green Party-ticket councillor in the role.
Treaty wall hangings put back up after council protester rips them down
Protests as council sworn in. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: A greenie, a pastor and a lifecoach walk into a council chamber
Meet the three new women on Tauranga Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tick-tock: Wellington's new mayor under pressure
The mobilisation of the left, picking the right deputy mayor, and pressure for progress.
'Get on your broomstick': Details of council conduct complaint revealed
Ombudsman orders Waikato District Council to release report into councillor's behaviour.
Making it work: Young councillors put jobs on hold
As one door opens another closes, because being on council is not a "retirement gig".
Push for new councillor to resign after Treaty comment
Reactions to comments to 'end the Treaty gravy train'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fisher's big day: From McDonald's to Rotorua Council with advice from Jacinda
Wang took two important phone calls on election day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Comment: A new low for NZ democracy
Comment: The worst voter turnout ever, six years after the worse turnout ever.
Hawke's Bay elections: Final results confirmed as Jacoby Poulain ousted in tight race
The final election results for councils around the region are now in.
Time to play politics over Wellington's new deputy mayor
COMMENT: Andy Foster should look to the left to have a chance of building consensus.
Local Focus: The big Napier wastewater fear
Napier citizens asked to not wash or flush. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local government diversity explosion? Not in Tauranga
But one councillor says only diversity of thought matters, not 'genetic diversity'.
Editorial: People have spoken, now like it or lump it
EDITORIAL: The die has been cast and we now live with the results for the next 3 years.
Paul Cornish: Confessions of a local body candidate
Comment: "The first candidate meeting at Sunnynook and I arrive at the wrong location..."
Jordan Williams: For the centre-right to win elections, they have to turn up
Comment: Where the hell is the National Party?
Council bonuses of $1.1m despicable, says Living Wage group
Catriona MacLennan suggests a pay freeze for council staff earning more than $100,000.
Auckland council executives paid $1m in bonuses
Unelected Auckland boards reward staff with generous salary extras.