Checkpoint for Saturday 12 October 2013

5:10 PM.Lianne Dalziel has comfortably won the mayoralty by more than 48,000 votes. Audio

5:18 PM.Len Brown has been returned as mayor of Auckland with a comfortable margin over his nearest challenger John Palino. Audio

5:18 PM.Auckland mayor Len Brown has been returned with a comfortable margin over his nearest challenger, John Palino. Audio

5:22 PM.The mayor of Hamilton, Julie Hardaker, has won a second term in office. Audio

5:24 PM.In the Hamilton referendum, 70 percent voted to have fluoride reintroduced to their water - 23,000 votes to 10,000. Audio

5:27 PM.Rotorua has its first woman mayor with former Labour MP Steve Chadwick romping in with a big margin over Keven Winters, who's been ousted after three terms. Audio

5:33 PM.Voter turnout appears to be on a par with the 2007 local elections, with an estimated 43 percent of voters taking part. Audio

5:36 PM.The former National Party MP, John Carter, has resoundingly ousted Wayne Brown as mayor of the Far North. Audio

5:38 PM.Two new mayors are talking togetherness. Audio

5:43 PM.Auckland correspondent Todd Niall comments. Audio

5:46 PM.Michael Laws has failed to win back the mayoralty of Wanganui, but will remain a councillor and says he will give it another shot in 2016. Audio

5:47 PM.New Plymouth has voted out Harry Duynhoven as mayor. Audio

5:49 PM.Tim Shabolt has been returned in Invercargill City and now holds the title of New Zealand's longest serving mayor. Audio

5:52 PM.Dave Cull has been re-elected mayor of Dunedin for a second term. Audio

5:54 PM.In Nelson, there's a new face at the head of the city council. Audio

5:55 PM.In Tauranga, Stuart Crosby has successfully retained the chains to serve a fourth term as Mayor. Audio

5:57 PM.Reporter Emma Beer with the latest on the Wellington race. Audio

5:59 PM.The Ruapehu District has elected a new mayor amidst the ongoing water crisis in the town of Raetihi. Audio

5:58 PM.The makeup of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council remains uncertain with one key result to be decided on outstanding votes. Audio