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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    A Wellington City Councillor's had to apologise after calling two colleagues racist
     14 February 2025
    A Wellington City Councillor's had to apologise after calling two colleagues racist
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    A Hurunui councillor is praising locals for joining to support people impacted by a fatal crash yesterday near Hanmer Springs
    12 Feb: A Hurunui councillor is praising locals for joining to support people impacted by a fatal crash yesterday near Hanmer Springs... more
    Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry joined skate-boarders for the official opening of a new state-of-the-art skate park over the weekend
    10 Feb: Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry joined skate-boarders for the official opening of a new state-of-the-art skate park over the weekend... more
    Frustration over plans to scale-back Dunedin Hospital
    1 Feb: Frustration over plans to scale-back Dunedin Hospital... more
    Wellington's Crown observer has laid out some of the challenges facing the city council
    30 Jan: Wellington's Crown observer has laid out some of the challenges facing the city council... more
    Rotorua's Mayor says cracking down on illegal trolley use - is not an attack on homeless people
    29 Jan: 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: 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: 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: 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: Christchurch's Mayor has taken it upon himself to move an abandoned trailer, after months of inaction by his council... 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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    International:
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    Business:
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    Entertainment:
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    Environment:
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