Local Government Elections

One of the two Auckland Future candidates vying for a seat on the council has asked to be unaffiliated from the party on the candidate list.

Auckland's electoral officer has declined to ratify two bungled nominations by local body candidates.

Wellington's mayoral candidates are back-pedalling on whether the city should stump up $90 million for the city's runway extension. Audio

Analysis - A humble USB data stick will on Friday be handed to the Auckland Council containing the plan that will shape Auckland for the next decades.

The Electoral Commission is warning that tens of thousands of people may lose the chance to vote in the upcoming local elections.

Veteran activist John Minto will run for the Christchurch mayoralty and has vowed to abandon asset sales. Video

Wellington's mayoral race is heating up, with a fourth member of the city council announcing she wants the top job.