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Colorful "Local Elections 25" stickers and several orange ballot boxes labeled "Put your vote in here" are scattered on a green and tan background. A dashed arrow points toward the bottom right corner.

Surprise: local elections voter turnout is looking pretty bleak

Four orange bins labeled "Put your vote in here" float against a green background, crossed by colorful lines and blue and orange circular "Local Elections 25" badges in the corners.

With a week to go, how is voter turnout looking in the big cities?

David Seymour and the orange guy pointing accusatorily at another David Seymour

A stinging rebuke of the government from the deputy prime minister

A collage of humorous New Zealand election signs, including ones promoting a rabbit, a goat, a frog, and candidates named Stuart Wong, Alex King, and Falloon, mixed with graffiti and playful slogans.

The best, worst and weirdest local elections hoardings of 2025, reviewed

A map of New Zealand showing major cities and outlined regions, surrounded by blue ocean, with an orange sidebar on the right labeled "THE BULLETIN.

Boundary changes shift the political landscape ahead of 2026

Catherine McGregor

an orange ballot box behind jail bars and an unhappy group of people looking on

All the dropkicks who shouldn’t get to vote

Changes to electoral law will disenfranchise thousands – and may not save any time

Government under fire over sweeping changes to voting rules

Catherine McGregor

A woman in a red outfit with traditional moko kauae stands beside a man in a suit holding a tokotoko, with a city skyline and green patterned background behind them.

Why Tāmaki Makaurau needs an urban Māori leader

Te Rina Ruka-Triponel

All those recent political polls: a quick recap