The Auckland councillors who led a proposal to establish Maori wards hope a recent vote against the move will motivate Maori to get more involved in local body politics. Read...
A local board chair is questioning the cost of Labour`s harbour crossing plan, while the mayor says both Labour and National`s policies are about about politics, not transport. Read...
OPINION: There was so much political action during the last two weeks that it`s hard to know where to start.Britain`s Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation after just 45 days in office, the final results of the local... Read...
Fa`anana Efeso Collins says he will quit local politics after falling short in the race to become Auckland`s Mayor.Efeso Collins has bowed out of public life, at least for now, and says he will not run for parliament next year after... Read...
Wellington City Council`s racy TikTok account is encouraging young voters to get involved in local politics. A video posted on the account last night which had the subtitle `POV: You voted` accompanied by a middle-aged man singing... Read...
Water management is shaping up as a major political battleground ahead of local and general elections, Political Journalist Russell Palmer finds. Read...
By Maree Mahony of RNZ Explainer - Giving 16-year-olds the vote would be an ideal way to create more interest in local body politics and establish a pattern of lifelong voting, Professor Bronwyn Hayward says.It`s local body... Read...