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Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections

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Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions

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Nocturnalists: What Chris Parker loves about Auckland by night

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City is made of council

Three people sit in a row, looking down at their phones. An enlarged phone screen shows an email with strong language from Wayne Brown to Sam, alongside a green “Local Elections '25” sticker in the corner.

Wayne Brown’s response to the Taxpayers’ Union: an analysis

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A tour of New Zealand via some of the best local election websites

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Violent metaphors and dark insinuations: Auckland’s big housing showdown, live

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The supercity isn’t enough – why Auckland needs its own state government

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Woke Wayne takes on the grey masses

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Mayoralty schmayoralty: these are the races that will decide the future of Auckland