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Local Government Elections 2019
Local Government Elections 2019 headlines with summaries.
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Wellington mayor hopefuls concerned about range of issues
26 Sep 2019Three of the six candidates standing to be Wellington mayor are from outside council. Their targets include becoming carbon-neutral; a ferry from Miramar to the CBD; and a city that grows up instead…
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Dunedin mayoral candidates speed date their constituents
24 Sep 2019Speed dating was given a political twist in Dunedin yesterday with the city's youth putting mayoral candidates through their paces.
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Youth issues spur Auckland's youngest local body election candidate
22 Sep 2019Youth are often neglected, says a 19-year-old candidate in Auckland's local body election. Change is needed, he says.
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Justin Lester reveals mayoral campaign donations but rival won't
20 Sep 2019The Wellington Mayor's main rival in the upcoming local elections, Andy Foster, won't say how much Sir Peter Jackson has stumped up in a bid to get him elected. Video
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Candidate campaigning on environment ticket not recycling
18 Sep 2019A Christchurch mayoral candidate is campaigning on environmental sustainability, but some of his hospitality businesses don't recycle.
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What younger voters think of local body elections
21 Sep 2019A lack of information about candidates is the main reason why young people do not vote in local body elections, a study has found.
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Causing a stink: Will emoji ads encourage people to vote?
20 Sep 2019An ad campaign encouraging people to vote in local body elections - which features a poo emoji and the catchphrase 'Give a shit - vote today' - has kicked up a stink in New Plymouth.
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Phil Goff tells John Tamihere to apologise over 'sieg heil' comment
19 Sep 2019Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere says groups objecting to his use of "sieg heil" had no right to be his thought police. Video
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Council housing a priority for Christchurch mayoral candidate
18 Sep 2019Christchurch mayoral candidate Darryll Park says improving council owned housing would be his top priority if elected.
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Mayoral candidate John Tamihere defends 'sieg heil' comment
19 Sep 2019Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere is defending his use of the words "sieg heil" during last night's lively political debate with Phil Goff, despite being lambasted for it on social media.
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Napier's water woes a top concern for mayoral candidates
18 Sep 2019Tackling Napier's water woes are top of the agenda for the city's four mayoral candidates - and all are pledging to get rid of chlorine.
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Tauranga mayoral race: 10 candidates chase top job
17 Sep 2019A newcomer to the political scene in New Zealand's fifth largest city says Tauranga deserves better leadership.
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Three out in front of Hamilton mayoral race
While eight candidates are vying for the top job in Hamilton, only three appear to be front-runners.
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Young candidates in local elections: 'There's real urgency'
12 Sep 2019Young people running for councils in the Wellington region say they're influencing others their age to get out and vote.
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Piha local: 'We feel disenfranchised'
14 Sep 2019Like other outlying parts of the Auckland region, Piha locals are feeling increasingly disconnected from the people calling the shots for their community in Auckland Town Hall.
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Watch: Christchurch mayoral candidates face off in debate
11 Sep 2019Christchurch mayoral candidates Lianne Dalziel, John Minto and Darryll Park get asked the tough questions by Morning Report's Corin Dann in RNZ's second mayoral debate. Video
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Insults hurled at Auckland mayoral debate
12 Sep 2019Auckland's two leading mayoral candidates have highlighted the "chalk and cheese" decision voters have ahead of them at a feisty early morning debate for some of Auckland's business community.
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Billboard vandalism: I'm being singled out, says Muslim candidate
11 Sep 2019A young Muslim candidate in the Porirua local body elections fears vandals who have burned, knocked down and stolen her billboards appear to be singling her out.
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Auckland's mayoral candidates square-up during debate
10 Sep 2019Auckland's two mayoral frontrunners Phil Goff and John Tamihere have traded blows in a fiesty showing for RNZ's first mayoral debate. Video
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Wellington mayor lays down challenge to rivals
10 Sep 2019Justin Lester has challenged other mayoral candidates to commit to continue paying the living wage to council staff.
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Wellington employer asked staff to support mayoral candidate
10 Sep 2019Leaked emails show Weta Digital staff in Wellington expressed concern about being asked to go and support the campaign launch of a mayoral candidate financially backed by Sir Peter Jackson.
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Gisborne mayoral race: Who are the candidates?
9 Sep 2019Two city councillors and an Aucklander are vying to become Gisborne's next mayor.
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Christchurch mayoral hopefuls face off in debate
5 Sep 2019Christchurch's mayoral candidates gave 300 people a lively debate last night, covering water chlorination, rates, assets, cycleways and a new stadium.
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Auckland mayoral candidates speak to LGBTQI+ forum
5 Sep 2019The director of Auckland Pride says he would liked to have seen John Tamihere address his past homophobic comments when he spoke to a rainbow business group
For all the key results from the 2019 Local Government Elections listen back here to our results specials hosted by Philippa Tolley.
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