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‘Let the vampire speak’: A night with the Dunedin mayoral candidates

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

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The disagreement over Dunedin’s new dump

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Race briefing: Timaru’s residents and infrastructure have one thing in common

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Race briefing: Can a new mayor calm the choppy waters at Invercargill City Council?

The secrets of one of New Zealand’s most enduring political tickets

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‘Vote Big Daddy’: The most memorable local body candidate nicknames in the country

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Wayne Brown’s exciting week of insulting everyone

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Windbag: Skeletons, vampires, clowns and other notes from the Mt Victoria candidates debate

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AI can make anyone an architect – and that’s not a good thing