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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Local Politics articles  Local Politics
    Nelson Airport's given notice to its city council, of a plan to extend the main runway
     25 February 2025
    Nelson Airport's given notice to its city council, of a plan to extend the main runway
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    Christchurch's Mayor is praising the city's rebuild - 14 years on since the 2011 earthquake
    22 Feb: Christchurch's Mayor is praising the city's rebuild - 14 years on since the 2011 earthquake... more
    Palmerston North City Council's apologised after accidentally charging some ratepayers twice
    20 Feb: Palmerston North City Council's apologised after accidentally charging some ratepayers twice... more
    Auckland's mayor asking for the chance to finish the job he's started
    19 Feb: Auckland's mayor asking for the chance to finish the job he's started... more
    Rangitikei District Council, says it's hoping to switch over to its solution for Marton's water woes in the coming months
    15 Feb: Rangitikei District Council, says it's hoping to switch over to its solution for Marton's water woes in the coming months... more
    A Wellington City Councillor's had to apologise after calling two colleagues racist
    14 Feb: A Wellington City Councillor's had to apologise after calling two colleagues racist... more
    A Hurunui councillor is praising locals for joining to support people impacted by a fatal crash yesterday near Hanmer Springs
    12 Feb: A Hurunui councillor is praising locals for joining to support people impacted by a fatal crash yesterday near Hanmer Springs... more
    Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry joined skate-boarders for the official opening of a new state-of-the-art skate park over the weekend
    10 Feb: Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry joined skate-boarders for the official opening of a new state-of-the-art skate park over the weekend... more
    Frustration over plans to scale-back Dunedin Hospital
    1 Feb: Frustration over plans to scale-back Dunedin Hospital... more
    Wellington's Crown observer has laid out some of the challenges facing the city council
    30 Jan: Wellington's Crown observer has laid out some of the challenges facing the city council... more

     Most Popular Recent Local Politics News
     14 Sep: Parramatta Road could get up to 8,000 new homes close to Sydney CBD in rezoning plan ++++++++++++
     19 Sep: Another jolt to the Nelson community, reeling already from blows to their regional economy ++++++++++++
     15 Sep: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says an events funds is a good start but not a long term solution +++++++++
     24 Sep: Wellington's mayor has U-turned on plans to run again for the role in the future, and is instead eyeing up Parliament with the Green Party +++++++
     05 Oct: Fisheries New Zealand is stepping in with new bylaws to protect nine West Coast areas, exclusive to local Maori +++++++
     28 Sep: A divide on whether or not Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, should be attending mayoral debates +++++++
     10 Oct: Queenstown Lakes District Council has passed new Freedom Camping Bylaws in time for summer +++++++

     Local Politics NewsLinks
      14 Sep: Former real housewives star to run for local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Aug: Popular wellington brewery and pub fortune favours closing down (NewstalkZB)
      12 Jul: 'absolutely disgraceful': porirua mayor slams ray chung's 'attack' on tory whanau (RadioNZ)
      16 Jun: Nelson's deputy mayor rohan o'neill-stevens to step down at next election (RadioNZ)
      22 Apr: Young south auckland politician quits local politics (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Apr: ‘the second division of politics’: mps who made the jump to mayor (Stuff.co.nz)
      9 Apr: 'shoot me': retiring mp david parker dismisses prospect of wellington mayoralty bid (RadioNZ)
      18 Mar: Politics live: act to run in local elections, winston peters meets us officials (RadioNZ)
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    International:
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    Politics:
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    Environment:
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    International:
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    Health & Safety:
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    Motorsports:
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    Rugby League:
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