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Local Election headlines with summaries.
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Wellington mayoral race very close
10 Oct 2010The final result of Wellington's mayoral election will not be known until Wednesday, with just 40 votes separating the two front-runners.
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Parker re-elected in Christchurch
10 Oct 2010Bob Parker has been re-elected as the mayor of Christchurch City, receiving nearly 17,000 more votes than his closest rival Jim Anderton. Audio
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New super city mayor, Parker back in Christchurch
9 Oct 2010Auckland's first super city Mayor will be Len Brown, while Bob Parker has been re-elected Mayor of Christchurch.
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Officials confirm new Dunedin mayor
9 Oct 2010Electoral officials in Dunedin have confirmed Dave Cull is victor in the mayoralty race.
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Whangarei has a new mayor
9 Oct 2010Whangarei has a new mayor, Morris Cutforth, while Wayne Brown has held onto the mayoralty in the Far North.
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Third term for Tauranga mayor
9 Oct 2010Stuart Crosby has seen off five challengers to serve a third term as the mayor of Tauranga City.
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Gisborne Mayor re-elected for fourth term
9 Oct 2010The Mayor of Gisborne Meng Foon has been re-elected for a fourth term.
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Former MP Duynhoven new mayor of New Plymouth
9 Oct 2010New Plymouth's former Labour MP and Minister outside cabinet Harry Duynhoven is the city's new mayor.
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New mayor of Whanganui beats Laws's deputy
9 Oct 2010Whanganui's new mayor is Annette Main, defeating the outgoing mayor's deputy.
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Fourth terms for mayors of Napier, Hastings and Wairoa
9 Oct 2010The Mayor of Napier Barbara Arnott has been returned to office for a fourth term.
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Former NZ First MP new Carterton mayor
9 Oct 2010Former New Zealand First MP Ron Mark is the new mayor of the Carterton District Council. Audio
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New mayor for Nelson
9 Oct 2010Nelson has thrown out its sitting mayor, replacing him with a man 31 years his junior. Audio
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Marlborough retains mayor
9 Oct 2010Marlborough's Alistair Sowman has retained his mayoralty with a resounding win over his only challenger.
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Mayors on West Coast of South Island keep their jobs
9 Oct 2010On the South Island's West Coast, the sitting mayors have all kept their jobs.
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Quake ravaged Kaiapoi to be lead by new mayor
9 Oct 2010The rebuilding of earthquake-ravaged Kaiapoi will be led by a new mayor, David Ayers.
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Familton re-elected as Waitaki mayor
9 Oct 2010Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton has been re-elected for a second term in local body elections on Saturday.
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Queenstown elects Van Uden as new mayor
9 Oct 2010Vanessa Van Uden has been elected the new mayor of the Queenstown Lakes District.
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Shadbolt wins sixth term as mayor
9 Oct 2010Tim Shadbolt has won a sixth term as Invercargill mayor.
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Comfortable victory for Chathams mayor
9 Oct 2010Alfred Preece has captured 75% of the vote in the Chatham Islands to retain the mayoralty.
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Voter turnout generally up in local body elections
9 Oct 2010Voting in local body elections has been up on 2007, with the Auckland super city reforms boosting voting there to more than 50%.
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Accused election candidate should have withdrawn - opponent
9 Oct 2010An opponent of a super city candidate accused of forging local body election papers in South Auckland says he should have withdrawn from the race.
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Wellington super city report due next month - forum chair
8 Oct 2010Wellington Mayoral Forum chair Wayne Guppy says he never had any intention of withholding a report about creating a regional super city. It is to be issued next month.
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