Saturday, 12 October 2019
2019 Local body election special: Part One
Insight's presenter Philippa Tolley brings you a half hour local body election special for 2019 - the winners and the losers, as well as analysis of the major issues from around the country.
Mayors, city, and regional councilors make big decisions about our future which impact our everyday lives.
Think climate change adaption, waste management, roads, water, and parks.
So who has been elected Mayor in your region and what will it mean for the next three years?
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Tasman's Tim King on the arc of public disengagement
5:35 PM.Tasman's newly elected mayor Tim King says he's not sure how to address increasing apathy among voters, or what in fact is driving it. Mr King, who's been an elected member of the Tasman District… Read more Audio
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New mayors in Napier and Gisborne
5:30 PM.Kirsten Wise will be Napier's new mayor, beating former Napier MP Chris Tremain by more than 8000 votes. Napier saw an increased voter turnout, to 47 percent, bucking the downwards national trend… Read more Audio
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Dunedin has new Green mayor - Shadbolt back for 9th term
5:28 PM.To Dunedin now and the city has a new mayor, who stood under a green ticket. At just 35 years old, Aaron Hawkins is one of the country's youngest mayors. The two-term councillor has faced tough… Read more Audio
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Paula Southgate victorious in Hamilton - new mayor in Tauranga
5:24 PM.Hamilton has a new Mayor this evening. Paula Southgate has beaten incumbent, Andrew King by nearly 2500 votes. At the last election Ms Southgate was beaten to the top job by Mr King by a meagre six… Read more Audio
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Lianne Dalziel to focus on rebuild after securing 3rd term
5:20 PM.Lianne Dalziel says she's ready to hit the ground running in her third term as Christchurch's mayor. The progress vote count shows Ms Dalziel has a clear majority with 44,811 votes. Twelve other… Read more Audio
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Local Government NZ's Mike Reid analyses the results so far
5:18 PM.For more on when we'll know about that knife edge result and for some other analysis of voting we're joined by Mike Reid. Mike Reid is a principal policy adviser at Local Government New Zealand and… Read more Audio
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Wellington on a knife edge
5:14 PM.In the capital the results are still unclear, but change is possible. Progress results show mayoral hopeful Andy Foster - who was backed by Sir Peter Jackson - has the lead over incumbent Justin… Read more Audio
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Auckland's Phil Goff "energised" after rough campaign
5:09 PM.Auckland's returning mayor Phil Goff says he is energised after a campaign that was "pretty rough" at times and wants to finish what he started in his first term. He was asked by reporters if he had a… Read more Audio
