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The Government's refusing to budge on an Auckland bed tax

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13 May 2025

The Government's refusing to budge on an Auckland bed tax

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Auckland's Mayor is calling for more leadership - and labelling the city's innovation and tech sector, 'random'
	12 May: Auckland's Mayor is calling for more leadership - and labelling the city's innovation and tech sector, 'random'... more

The Local Government Minister's not taking issue with the Auckland Mayor's new manifesto
	12 May: The Local Government Minister's not taking issue with the Auckland Mayor's new manifesto... more

A Wellington Mayoral candidate's been arrested and charged with failing to stop for Police
	5 May: A Wellington Mayoral candidate's been arrested and charged with failing to stop for Police... more

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says politics has become increasingly toxic for Maori women
	3 May: Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says politics has become increasingly toxic for Maori women... more

A local government expert's warning of the risks of another one-term Wellington mayoralty
	2 May: A local government expert's warning of the risks of another one-term Wellington mayoralty... more

Selwyn District Council is asking residents on Old Tai Tapu Road, south of number 157, to voluntarily evacuate - as wild weather batters parts of the country
	1 May: Selwyn District Council is asking residents on Old Tai Tapu Road, south of number 157, to voluntarily evacuate - as wild weather batters parts of the country... more

Andrew Little has won endorsement by the Labour Party for his Wellington Mayoral run
	28 Apr: Andrew Little has won endorsement by the Labour Party for his Wellington Mayoral run... more

David Seymour's urging local leaders to help lift school attendance
	28 Apr: David Seymour's urging local leaders to help lift school attendance... more

Waikato Regional Council maritime officers are working to secure a 13 metre aluminium boat which caught fire near Centre Island in Mercury Bay
	22 Apr: Waikato Regional Council maritime officers are working to secure a 13 metre aluminium boat which caught fire near Centre Island in Mercury Bay... more

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