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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    Water enthusiasts are invited to have their say on a navigation safety bylaw in the Queenstown Lakes district
     1 October 2024
    Water enthusiasts are invited to have their say on a navigation safety bylaw in the Queenstown Lakes district
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    The Finance Minister says the Government is still committed to funding Dunedin's new hospital
    30 Sep 2024: The Finance Minister says the Government is still committed to funding Dunedin's new hospital... more
    Christchurch City Councillors are already discussing next year's rates
    25 Sep 2024: Christchurch City Councillors are already discussing next year's rates... more
    More local councils are getting on board with cat regulations
    22 Sep 2024: More local councils are getting on board with cat regulations... more
    Little sympathy for Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau over her financial woes
    17 Sep 2024: Little sympathy for Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau over her financial woes... more
    A new bylaw means Far North cat owners will be expected to microchip and desex pets
    16 Sep 2024: A new bylaw means Far North cat owners will be expected to microchip and desex pets... more
    A new candidate has thrown their hat in the ring for the Wellington Mayoralty
    10 Sep 2024: A new candidate has thrown their hat in the ring for the Wellington Mayoralty... more
    A Dunedin City Councillor's disappointed by the city's piece of the transport pie
    3 Sep 2024: A Dunedin City Councillor's disappointed by the city's piece of the transport pie... more
    Waikato Regional Council has delayed plans for its Hamilton to Auckland train service Te Huia to stop at the Pukekohe Station
    31 Aug 2024: Waikato Regional Council has delayed plans for its Hamilton to Auckland train service Te Huia to stop at the Pukekohe Station... more
    Wellington City Council is suspending Beam's license to operate e-scooters in the capital from midnight tonight - after allegations its fleet was larger than permitted
    30 Aug 2024: Wellington City Council is suspending Beam's license to operate e-scooters in the capital from midnight tonight - after allegations its fleet was larger than permitted... 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 ++++++

     Local Politics NewsLinks
      20 Dec: Did microsoft do anything right in 2025? wins, fails, and wtf moments (PC World)
      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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