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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise
     19 December 2025
    Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise
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    Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park
    10 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park... more
    Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city
    10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city... more
    Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime
    9 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime... more
    Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city
    4 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city... more
    Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them
    2 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them... more
    The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers
    1 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers... more
    Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own
    29 Nov: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own... more
    Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha
    21 Nov: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha... more
    Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda
    21 Nov: Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda... more

     Most Popular Recent Local Politics News
     02 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them +++++++++++
     09 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime +++++++++
     29 Nov: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own ++++++++
     10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city +++++++
     19 Dec: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise ++++++
     04 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city ++++++
     01 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers ++++++

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      14 Sep: Former real housewives star to run for local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Aug: Popular wellington brewery and pub fortune favours closing down (NewstalkZB)
      12 Jul: 'absolutely disgraceful': porirua mayor slams ray chung's 'attack' on tory whanau (RadioNZ)
      16 Jun: Nelson's deputy mayor rohan o'neill-stevens to step down at next election (RadioNZ)
      22 Apr: Young south auckland politician quits local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Apr: ‘the second division of politics’: mps who made the jump to mayor (Stuff.co.nz)
      9 Apr: 'shoot me': retiring mp david parker dismisses prospect of wellington mayoralty bid (RadioNZ)
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