Local Government

Regional councils have to find a different way of operating that cuts down on double ups and layers of bureaucracy.

More than two dozen candidates of Asian origin have won seats on local and community boards across New Zealand.

With local body elections less than a month away, The Detail looks at what's at stake .

Leaks, lies and leadership. The Wellington mayoral race was shaping up to be dull - but now a dirty politics scandal is splitting the capital.

Mayors are missing, rates are rising at record levels - RNZ asks what's going on with our councils. Audio