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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    Wellington's Crown observer has laid out some of the challenges facing the city council
     30 January 2025
    Wellington's Crown observer has laid out some of the challenges facing the city council
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    Rotorua's Mayor says cracking down on illegal trolley use - is not an attack on homeless people
    29 Jan 2025: Rotorua's Mayor says cracking down on illegal trolley use - is not an attack on homeless people... more
    No surprise from the Christchurch Mayor, that construction is booming in Canterbury
    23 Jan 2025: No surprise from the Christchurch Mayor, that construction is booming in Canterbury... more
    Wellington City Councillors want the city to reflect on how it deals with private businesses
    21 Jan 2025: Wellington City Councillors want the city to reflect on how it deals with private businesses... more
    Challenges for the Queenstown Lakes District Council, as details emerge about the Shotover Wastewater Plant's disposal system
    20 Jan 2025: Challenges for the Queenstown Lakes District Council, as details emerge about the Shotover Wastewater Plant's disposal system... more
    Christchurch's Mayor has taken it upon himself to move an abandoned trailer, after months of inaction by his council
    19 Jan 2025: Christchurch's Mayor has taken it upon himself to move an abandoned trailer, after months of inaction by his council... more
    Wellington's Mayor's welcoming news the capital's derelict Reading Cinema complex has been sold
    9 Jan 2025: Wellington's Mayor's welcoming news the capital's derelict Reading Cinema complex has been sold... more
    Tauranga City Council's trialling a new approach, to turn back the tide on the use of road cones
    7 Jan 2025: Tauranga City Council's trialling a new approach, to turn back the tide on the use of road cones... more
    Christchurch's Mayor anticipates keeping rates down, will likely be the city's biggest challenge this year
    5 Jan 2025: Christchurch's Mayor anticipates keeping rates down, will likely be the city's biggest challenge this year... more
    Christchurch's Mayor is looking to the year ahead, in which he faces a battle for re-election
    5 Jan 2025: Christchurch's Mayor is looking to the year ahead, in which he faces a battle for re-election... more

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     13 Feb: Hamilton City Council's putting 1.7-million dollars into future zoo expansion ++++++++++++++++
     18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain ++++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: Wellington officials are pushing for an investigation into the city's wastewater infrastructure ++++++++++++++
     05 Feb: Dunedin City Council's slammed what it calls 'false and misleading' claims about natural hazards in South Dunedin +++++++++++++
     24 Feb: Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available ++++++++++++
     12 Feb: The Local Government Minister's flagged concerns over a sharp rates increase in Christchurch ++++++++++++
     20 Feb: The Local Government Minister says he is seeking advice on changes to the 30-year-old Dog Control Act +++++++++++

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      14 Sep: Sun, 14 Sep 2025: Former real housewives star to run for local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
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      22 Apr: Tue, 22 Apr 2025: Young south auckland politician quits local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
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