Following his having to resign from politics after only one term, former local MP Hamish Walker has taken little time to find a new career.The 35-year-old, who fessed up to leaking Covid-19 patient details to defend allegations... Read...

Defeated Banks Peninsula hopeful MP Catherine Chu bought a house to live in what she hoped would be her electorate. Now she might have to consider moving again. Read...

Labour candidate for Whanganui, Steph Lewis lives in the city with her young family. She was born and raised in Whanganui until her parents, having always wanted to farm, bought land in Waverley. She ran in Whanganui for Labour... Read...

The numbers of party-affiliated candidates in local government is growing. It appears the influence of party politics and policy is rising with it. Read...

Three siblings have discovered uncanny bonds and parallel lives in their pursuit of local politics. Read...

Mike Lee`s long career in local body politics is officially over after the final results for Auckland Council confirmed he has lost the Waitemata and Gulf seat to Pippa Coom.Lee said on Facebook today he had received a phone call... Read...

As final tallies are reached there are chains to be handed back and desks cleared following as the dust settles on the 2019 local elections. Read...

All Black great Keven Mealamu has a new job in local politics.He`s romped on to Auckland`s Papakura Local Board, receiving 5388 of the votes, well ahead of second-place candidate Brent Catchpole on 4653 votes.Mealamu says he`s... Read...

The confidential email was a political hand grenade: Everything in the 2019 elections in Porirua would be scorched. It immediately leaked to Stuff. Read...

OPINION: Local body politics has a problem. But online voting is not the solution. Read...