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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The Government's refusing to budge on an Auckland bed tax... more

     Most Popular Recent Local Politics News
     18 Oct: Kaipara has a new mayor, with official results confirming a very tight race ++++++++++++
     25 Oct: Nine candidates running for Townsville mayor at postal by-election ++++++++++
     19 Oct: Flood mapping is different between councils, but one resident is calling for change ++++++++++
     26 Oct: Zohran Mamdani may soon be NYC's first Muslim millennial mayor. It's part of his appeal +++++++++
     01 Nov: Zohran Mamdani's pledge to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in NYC 'unenforceable campaign promise' +++++++++
     06 Nov: NYC election result delivers democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani stunning win ++++++++
     08 Nov: Auckland's mayor says he welcomes any law change to forcibly move homeless people out of the city centre ++++++++

     Local Politics NewsLinks
      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)
      18 Mar: Politics live: act to run in local elections, winston peters meets us officials (RadioNZ)
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    Law and Order:
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    Entertainment:
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    Law and Order:
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    Entertainment:
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    Entertainment:
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    Entertainment:
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    Entertainment:
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    Entertainment:
    Sir Anthony Hopkins is ashamed of the ugly side of his personality his alcoholism unleashed 19:12

    Accident and Emergency:
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    Entertainment:
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