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Local Government Elections 2019
Local Government Elections 2019 headlines with summaries.
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'Derek has to go': Mayoral candidate says he'd carry away 'vagabond' himself
22 Aug 2019A rough sleeper in Hawera described as harmless has unwittingly found himself front and centre of the South Taranaki mayoralty race.
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Word limits on Māori translations 'institutional racism'
22 Aug 2019Strict word limits for Māori translations of local body election candidate profiles is a form of "institutional racism" and should be changed, a candidate says.
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Worries for democratic process as election seats go uncontested
21 Aug 2019With many local election positions going uncontested, including mayoral positions, questions have been raised over the strength of democratic input in local decision-making.
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Whanganui mayor re-elected unopposed
21 Aug 2019Incumbent Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall has been re-elected without so much as having to put up a campaign hoarding.
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Dunedin mayoralty campaign heats up
It's not since 1989 that a mayoralty campaign in the southern city has been so unpredictable - a record 14 candidates have put their names forward.
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Goff launches clean green re-election campaign
19 Aug 2019Phil Goff has told supporters he'd make the environment the central plank of his Auckland mayoralty re-election campaign. Audio
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Younger diverse range of kiwis make bid at local elections
19 Aug 2019Local body elections next month are being contested by Kiwis frustrated with who's currently making decisions about their lives.
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Paying voters? Idea floated to boost local body elections turnout
16 Aug 2019Being paid to vote is one of the ideas put forward as a way to get more people voting in this year's local body elections.
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Candidate aims to make it easier to post votes in Hawke's Bay
8 Aug 2019Extra post boxes could soon be installed in Hawke's Bay to encourage voting in the upcoming local body elections.
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Councillors' campaign cars banned from council parks
5 Aug 2019A Hastings District Council rule banning councillors' campaign cars from being parked in council carparks is "a bit silly", a mayoral candidate says.
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