Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2022
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Ardern endorsed Efeso Collins in Auckland and Labour MP Paul Eagle who both lost.
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Mr Fix-It: Wayne Brown’s “Fix Auckland” slogan chimed perfectly with his key demographics. They were less interested in ideological concerns...
RNZ
The local government election was a big win for two newly-elected mayors who have become the first young wāhine Māori to lead their cities.
Stuff
OPINION: On these results, the door looks to be open for National - but will Christopher Luxon push it?
NZ Herald
He's the new face of Auckland, but what is the mayor really like behind the scenes?
RNZ
What do Nicole McKee, Joseph Mooney, Teanau Tuiono and Sarah Pallett have in common? They’re first term MPs who have shared their experiences with us.
Newsroom
Auckland's new mayor is the kind of politician who you can take at face value - if he promises disruption and radical change, it is more than likely to eventuate. Tim Murphy distils down what he's promised to do.
Newsroom
The makeup of the governing body of Auckland Council will look quite different in this fifth term of the Super City, with a number of centre-right candidates moving in on spots held by the left
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Analysis - In the end it was a trouncing. Aucklanders had a clear choice between two distinctly different mayoral candidates in Wayne Brown and Efeso Collins, and resoundingly went Brown's way.
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Unsuccessful Wellington mayoral candidate Paul Eagle says his centrist campaign foundered because votes split along party lines, while the outgoing mayor leaves after 30 years at the council table.
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She says she will "willingly exit the role".
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New Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says she'll put an end to council bickering and in-fighting - a task made easier by the left-wing majority she now presides over.
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"I look forward to ensuring Council is held to account."
RNZ
Change is the word of the day - and most of the major cities in New Zealand will have new mayors after today's local body elections.
Stuff
OPINION: The nation's books continue to surprise on the upside - but that will present the finance minister with a whole new set of political problems.
RNZ
The government is hailing the latest child poverty report as evidence its approach is working, but critics on the front line say it's a reminder of how much more needs doing.
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The government is hailing the latest child poverty report as evidence its approach is working, but critics on the front line say it's a reminder of how much more needs doing.
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Analysis: A surprisingly good set of government accounts livens up the tax cut debate - it's shaping up as a key election issue and a defining difference between Labour and National.
NZ Herald
Officials give recent changes at Te Pūkenga a tick but uncertainty over viability remains.
NZ Herald
Close to 108,000 payments went to people who were potentially overseas.
Newshub
New figures have been revealed.
RNZ
The Green Party is calling on the government to decriminalise cannabis following dramatic moves in the United States towards that aim.
Democracy Project
Probably the most corrupt and broken part of the New Zealand political system is the role of corporate lobbyists influencing policy decisions of governments on behalf of vested interests. This is a group of political insiders – usually former politicians, party staffers or senior Beehive officials –
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A major plan to decarbonise the Government's fleet by 2025 is streets away from previous promises, with officials aiming to speed up the transition. Ne
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