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A policy think tank is proposing big reform of the country's electoral system, including having 170 members of Parliament.

Twenty-four of the 42 councils that were required to hold a referendum voted to remove them.

Twenty-four of the 42 councils that were required to hold a referendum voted to remove them.

A controversial piece of legislation to postpone the date for New Caledonia's crucial provincial elections passed its first hurdle in the French Senate on Wednesday.

The mayor has requested the meeting be held behind closed doors, claiming there have been "all sorts of improprieties".

Whanganui's first Māori ward councillors say their election marks both a milestone for local democracy and a call to strengthen Māori participation in local government.

Two dozen districts have voted to scrap their Māori wards, while 18 voted to keep them.

As part of a never-ending rollercoaster of instability in French politics, the latest appointment of Naïma Moutchou has caused significant concern, including in New Caledonia.

Incumbent President David Adeang has been re-elected, but he is not automatically reinstated as president - that will be decided by the new parliament.

The results are preliminary, as they do not include votes made after Thursday or special votes, but numbers in the government-mandated referendums are not close.

All sitting Hawke's Bay regional councillors, who ran for re-election, have won back their seats, progress results suggest.

Sixty-seven votes separate the top two candidates in Whangārei and 74 votes in it in Kaipara.

The results are preliminary, as they do not include votes made after Thursday or special votes, but numbers in the government-mandated referendums are not close.

Newsroom projects that in 66 mayoral races, at least 31 communities have elected new mayors, with two more in the balance.

A total of 60 candidates are vying for seats in parliament.

There have been feasibility studies, a referendum and decades of fundraising for an indoor heated pool in the town.

Five candidates are taking on Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy, who is running for his ninth term in office. Audio

Nelson's incumbent Māori Ward councillor Kahu Paki Paki said despite running unopposed, this election has "been harder than you could probably ever imagine".

Manuel Valls' return to the role is expected to advance the sensitive project that directly concerns New Caledonia's political future.

Nauruans will head to the polls on Saturday for two important votes: to elect their members of parliament and to decide on a change to the nation's constitution.

It raises the prospect of a government that would boost Europe's populist, anti-immigration camp and reduce support for Ukraine.

A round-up of news from around the region, including James Marape on Bougainville independence.

The Bougainville leader is back in the top job after a landslide victory at the polls and has vowed to push ahead with independence from Papua New Guinea. Audio

Currently councils run local elections but recent errors have sparked calls for the Electoral Commission to take over responsibility.

Harris devoted a significant portion of the interview to excoriating President Donald Trump's administration, repeatedly calling him a "tyrant".