Local Body Elections
A return to one day polling
Should we go back to one polling day for local body elections? Audio
Donations disclosure 'a stunt' say rivals
Wellington mayoral candidates say Justin Lester's decision to declare his campaign donors is just a publicity stunt and they won't be following suit. Audio
How is voter turnout going in this year's local body elections?
Turnout in the current local body elections is up from previous years in the South Island, as the voting period nears its end. Audio
Goff floats 15 percent house tax for foreign buyers
Foreigners buying houses should be taxed 15 percent to help dampen surging house prices, Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff says.
Voter apathy winning in local elections race
Voter returns in local body elections are down on previous elections, with less than a week to go.
Local Body Elections - Northland
Each week we visit a region in New Zealand to find out what the big issues are in the upcoming local body elections. This week we speak to The Northern Advocate's Craig Cooper Audio
Minority groups held back by local election system
An AUT researcher says minority groups are severely under represented and held back by the local election system. Audio
Local body competition gets raucous in Wellington
Local body competition gets wet and wild in Wellington. The annual Aro Valley meet the candidates meeting is as lively as ever. Audio
Local Body Elections -West Coast
Each week we will visit a region in New Zealand to find out what the big issues are in the upcoming local body elections. This week we speak to Brendon McMahon, from The Greymouth Star. Audio
Business ticket sets sights on Whangarei council
Business-savvy Whangarei mayoral hopeful says the city's missing on growth and development because the council has no business nous. David Blackley is planning to freeze rates. Audio
Young people say they're locked out of local govt politics
Young people say they're locked out of local government politics. Audio
Christchurch elections hard to pick
Our Christchurch reporter takes a look at local election prospects in the city, after electoral boundaries are redrawn. A number of big issues, including repairing the east's roads and the council's… Audio
Local Elections - Coromandel
Each week we will visit a region in New Zealand to find out what the big issues are in the upcoming local body elections. This week we speak to editor of the Mercury Bay Informer, Stephan Bosman. Audio
Wannabe Auckland mayors discuss Maori seats
Former Labour leader Phil Goff will push for dedicated Maori seats on the Auckland Council if he's elected, but other mayoral candidates don't agree. Video, Audio
Local Body Elections- Southland
Each week we will visit a region in New Zealand to find out what the big issues are in the upcoming local body elections. This week we speak to Southland Times reporter Briar Babbington. Audio
John Maynard and Mark Stewart - The Postbox Problem
Wallace talks to the president of the Southern District of the Postal Workers Union Aotearoa, John Maynard, and NZ Post's Mark Stewart about why post boxes are disappearing from our streets and… Audio
Poll shows Auckland Mayoral candidate Phil Goff leading
A new poll shows Auckland candidate Phil Goff has almost four times the support of his nearest rival. We talk to Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall. Audio
Hamilton billboard defaced with the name ISIS
The first Sikh to run for a place on Hamilton's City Council has had his billboard defaced with the name ISIS in black paint. Yugraj Singh Mahil says that whoever defaced the billboard is confused. Audio
Insight: The Contest to be Auckland's Next Mayor
Todd Niall explores what solutions are on offer for Auckland in the upcoming local elections and if many people will bother to vote. Audio
Election turnout hampered by post - Council
Postal voting is hampering the Auckland Council's bid to lift voter turnout in October's local body elections, it claims.