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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    Auckland's Mayor says 2026 will be transformational for the city
     2 January 2026
    Auckland's Mayor says 2026 will be transformational for the city
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    Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise
    19 Dec 2025: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise... more
    Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park
    10 Dec 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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

     Most Popular Recent Local Politics News
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Hamilton City Council's putting 1.7-million dollars into future zoo expansion ++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++
     25 Jan: The Tauranga mayor says the hardest part of the last few days has been witnessing the grieving families of those lost in Thursday's landslide ++++++++++
     24 Jan: The Whangarei District Council says a slip on Helena Bay Hill could take anywhere between eight and 12 weeks to clear ++++++++++
     18 Feb: Dozens of Canterbury kids spent a night hunkering down in Banks Peninsula - which was cut off by yesterday's torrential rain +++++++++

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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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      12 Jul: Sat, 12 Jul 2025: 'absolutely disgraceful': porirua mayor slams ray chung's 'attack' on tory whanau (RadioNZ)
      16 Jun: Mon, 16 Jun 2025: Nelson's deputy mayor rohan o'neill-stevens to step down at next election (RadioNZ)
      22 Apr: Tue, 22 Apr 2025: Young south auckland politician quits local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
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