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Race briefing: Porirua faces an existential question – is it time for a super city?

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

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

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

An illustrated map of New Zealand with New Plymouth marked, a "Race Briefing" emblem, a coastal cityscape photo, and text reading "New Plymouth District Council" and "Local Elections 25.

Race briefing: New mayor, new chapter for New Plymouth

an orange toned background photo of the avon river and a bridge over it, then Phil Mauger wearing a suit and smiling and Sara Templeton wearing a blazer and also smiling

The two-horse race to keep Christchurch booming

a blue tinted photo of queenstown then four white men in degrees of smart casual sidding in front of a curtain

CEOs, ‘secret deals’ and rising rates: a night at a Queenstown mayoral debate

A kinetic sculpture with colorful cups stands on a pedestrian street, surrounded by large circular "Local Elections 25" stickers in red, orange, blue, green, and yellow.

Mayoralty schmayoralty: these ward races will decide Wellington’s future

A tilted image of a government building labeled "Parliament of Auckland" with Auckland’s skyline in the background and a "Local Elections 25" sticker in the corner. The original “Victoria” text is crossed out and replaced with “Auckland.”.

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

Four departing mayors tell us what they really think

A smiling older man in glasses and a blazer stands in front of a black-and-white crowd. Colorful circular labels with "25 LOCAL ELECTIONS" are overlaid on the image in orange, green, and blue.

Woke Wayne takes on the grey masses