Mayor
Tim Shadbolt’s performance as mayor slipping – councillor
Invercargill councillor Lesley Soper says she is concerned about Mayor Tim Shadbolt, who she says is increasingly confused, losing track at council meetings and going off on tangents. She spoke to… Video, Audio
Is it time for Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt to go?
Some Invercargill councillors have raised concerns this week that mayor Tim Shadbolt is struggling to follow what's happening in meetings and is often going on tangents. Reporter Logan Church asked… Video, Audio
Georgina Beyer: Musical Chair
Former New Zealand politician Georgina Beyer has lived a rich and varied life. She's gone from drag queen performer and sex work to becoming the world's first openly transgender Member of Parliament… Audio
Enormity of Christchurch shooting death toll strikes home
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel talks to Lisa Owen following the National Remembrance Service, telling her change will come - not because of what the shooter did, but how people have responded. Video, Audio
Race for the mayoralty: What you need to know
Members of local authorities are elected every three years and with only seven months to go, several candidates have already shown an interest in running for their city's top job.
Auckland Council found out about Lime defects through media
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Lime should have told the council as soon as it knew there was a brake fault with its e-scooters. But it didn't - it was media reports that first alerted the council to… Video, Audio
Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel to stand for another term
Lianne Dalziel says the decision to stand for another term wasn't an easy decision to make.
Phil Goff's office last in council commitment survey
Staff in the office of Auckland's mayor Phil Goff have come last in a council-wide survey of how committed they are. The mayoral office scored 22 per cent which is less than half of the average across… Audio
Pay overspending shadows Goff's first mayoral year
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff's marks his first year in office this weekend. But the shine may have come off with details emerging of a $42 million budget blowout on salaries and almost $13 million spent… Audio
Horowhenua mayor adamant he has ousted his deputy
Michael Feyen insists Ross Campbell has been reinstated as his deputy after being supplanted in December. But Wayne Bishop, who took over, is still collecting the deputy mayor's pay, as Phil… Audio
Goff ruffles feathers with transport board selection
Auckland's new mayor Phil Goff has made a controversial decision over the governance of Auckland Transport Audio
Andrew King has won the mayoralty in Hamilton
Andrew King has won the mayoralty in Hamilton after an extremely tight race. Checkpoint spoke to him just after he had heard the news. Audio
Newbie mayors get advice from veteran Tim Shadbolt
Newbie mayors from Ashburton and Whanganui get some advice from Invercargill mayor, Tim Shadbolt, who has been re-elected to his role for the eighth time. He's also been elected mayor twice in… Audio
What's on Phil Goff's 'to do' list?
Auckland's new mayor, Phil Goff, plans to talk to not just council staff, but business, NGOs, in order to get best advice on how to run the city. Audio
Goff told to tackle housing, poverty and transport
Our reporter Anusha Bradley goes out and about in Auckland to find out what people on the streets think of their new mayor. Audio
Auckland's winners and losers after weekend elections
The freshly elected mayor Phil Goff heads for the council headquarters this morning to meet senior executives, after firing a few shots at the weekend about who is going to be in charge. Audio
How are the local body election losers holding up?
The runners up in the big city mayoral elections look to the future. Audio
Insight: Auckland's new mayor - Phil Goff
New mayor of Auckland city Phil Goff speaks to Wallace Chapman. Audio
Christchurch mayoralty rivals Dalziel and Minto debate issues
We talk to Christchurch mayoralty candidates, the incumbent Lianne Dalziel and her challenger, the veteran activist John Minto. Audio
No apology over billboard rule review
There will be no apology for an Auckland mayoral candidate who was forced to remove advertising under an Auckland Transport bylaw, which the agency now admits needs changing.