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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    New Plymouth's Mayor is backing Government changes to take away power from local authorities
     18 June 2025
    New Plymouth's Mayor is backing Government changes to take away power from local authorities
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    Selwyn District Council has opened consultation on a new Deed of Licence for Upper Selwyn Hutts
    17 Jun 2025: Selwyn District Council has opened consultation on a new Deed of Licence for Upper Selwyn Hutts... more
    Christchurch City Council's urgently fixing a confusing speed limit sign mix-up
    12 Jun 2025: Christchurch City Council's urgently fixing a confusing speed limit sign mix-up... more
    The Otago Regional Council's admitting further privacy breaches, during an investigation into it sharing the email addresses of hundreds of people
    10 Jun 2025: The Otago Regional Council's admitting further privacy breaches, during an investigation into it sharing the email addresses of hundreds of people... more
    Christchurch City Council has committed to pay equity, despite the government's law change
    9 Jun 2025: Christchurch City Council has committed to pay equity, despite the government's law change... more
    Auckland Mayoral hopefuls team say if they win another term, they will continue their mission to 'Fix Auckland'
    6 Jun 2025: Auckland Mayoral hopefuls team - Wayne Brown and Desley Simpson - say if they win another term, they will continue their mission to 'Fix Auckland'... more
    Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases
    30 May 2025: Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases... more
    Wellington's Mayor has hit back at disparaging comments from the Prime Minister today about the city's Council
    28 May 2025: Wellington's Mayor has hit back at disparaging comments from the Prime Minister today about the city's Council... more
    A Christchurch City Councillor says moves are under way, to make the hospital surrounds safer at night
    21 May 2025: A Christchurch City Councillor says moves are under way, to make the hospital surrounds safer at night... more
    The Government's refusing to budge on an Auckland bed tax
    13 May 2025: The Government's refusing to budge on an Auckland bed tax... more

     Most Popular Recent Local Politics News
     21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately +++++++++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui +++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     08 Feb: Wellington officials are pushing for an investigation into the city's wastewater infrastructure +++++++++
     24 Jan: The Whangarei District Council says a slip on Helena Bay Hill could take anywhere between eight and 12 weeks to clear +++++++++
     26 Jan: A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway – will it really fix what’s broken? ++++++++
     29 Jan: Agents involved in Alex Pretti killing put on leave as Trump says mayor is 'playing with fire' +++++++

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      14 Sep: Sun, 14 Sep 2025: Former real housewives star to run for local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Aug: Thu, 28 Aug 2025: Popular wellington brewery and pub fortune favours closing down (NewstalkZB)
      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)
      20 Apr: Sun, 20 Apr 2025: ‘the second division of politics’: mps who made the jump to mayor (Stuff.co.nz)
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