Category: Elections
Auckland Election 2025 Events
Aug 22, 2025 | Auckland 2025, Auckland City, Elections, Hamilton 2025, News, Taking Action
Open Invitation for Candidate Opinion Pieces
Aug 10, 2025 | Article, Auckland City, Buller District, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Dunedin City, Elections, Far North District, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Invercargill City, Kaipara District, Kapiti Coast District, Local Government Reform, Nelson City, New Plymouth District, News, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Rangitīkei District, Taking Action, Upper Hutt City, Waikato Region, Waipa District, Wellington City, Whanganui District
2025 Local Government Elections
Jun 30, 2025 | Article, Auckland City, Buller District, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Dunedin City, Elections, Far North District, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Invercargill City, Kaipara District, Kapiti Coast District, Local Government Reform, Nelson City, New Plymouth District, News, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Rangitīkei District, Taking Action, Upper Hutt City, Waikato Region, Waipa District, Wellington City, Whanganui District
OPINION: How to Fix Councils
Jan 30, 2025 | Building Consent, Cities and Regions, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, LGFA, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Open Letters, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Resource Management Act (RMA), Three Waters, Transport and Roading
Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process
Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City
Elections
PopularWellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward By-election 2024
Jan 21, 2024 | Elections, Taking Action, Wellington City, Wellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward 2024 By-election
[Update 27/02/2024: The official result for this by-election was the election of Geordie Rogers...
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CANDIDATE OPINION: Rudi du Plooy
Oct 2, 2025 | Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Global Warming, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Homelessness, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Water Meters
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Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process
Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City
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CANDIDATE OPINION: Joan Shi
Feb 3, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Crime, Elections, Libraries and Museums, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Public Transport, Safety and Well-being, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Wellington City, Wellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward 2024 By-election
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CANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald
Oct 2, 2025 | Asset Sales, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Elections, Global Agendas, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Infrastructure, LGFA, LGNZ, Opinion, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, WEF
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2025 Local Government Elections
Jun 30, 2025 | Article, Auckland City, Buller District, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Dunedin City, Elections, Far North District, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Invercargill City, Kaipara District, Kapiti Coast District, Local Government Reform, Nelson City, New Plymouth District, News, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Rangitīkei District, Taking Action, Upper Hutt City, Waikato Region, Waipa District, Wellington City, Whanganui District
Elections
LatestCANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald
Oct 2, 2025 | Asset Sales, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Elections, Global Agendas, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Infrastructure, LGFA, LGNZ, Opinion, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, WEF
John McDonald’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2025 Hamilton City...
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CANDIDATE OPINION: Rudi du Plooy
Oct 2, 2025 | Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Global Warming, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Homelessness, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Water Meters
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CANDIDATE OPINION: Graeme Mead
Sep 30, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Libraries and Museums, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Transport and Roading
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CANDIDATE OPINION: Lawrence Jensen
Sep 15, 2025 | Crime, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Social problems
Lawrence Jensen’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2025 Hamilton...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Roderick John Young
Aug 31, 2025 | Bank, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Opinion, Rates Increases
Roderick John Young’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2025...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Roger Stratford
Aug 30, 2025 | Climate Change and Weather, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Global Warming, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, LGFA, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
Roger Stratford’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2025 Hamilton...
Read MoreMeet the Candidates: 10 September 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
Aug 30, 2025 | Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, News
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS Waikato Regional...
Read MoreMeet the Candidates: 27 August 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
Aug 22, 2025 | Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, News
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS Hamilton West...
Read MoreOPINION: When Will Someone Say STOP?
Aug 18, 2025 | Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Libraries and Museums, Mode Shift, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Public Transport, Rates Increases, Regulations, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Sports and Events, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
By Graeme Mead (Hamilton West Ward Candidate) It’s election year in Hamilton, and the question...
Read MoreOPINION: Free Tickets and Foggy Justifications
Aug 8, 2025 | Arts and Cultural, Council Spending, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Opinion, Regulations, Sports and Events
By Graeme Mead (Hamilton West Ward Candidate) Why Ratepayers Deserve Transparency Hamilton...
Read MoreMeet the Candidates: 06 August 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
Aug 1, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, News, Transport and Roading
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS Hamilton East...
Read MoreOPINION: Water is Life – But Can You Afford It?
Aug 1, 2025 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Opinion, Rates Increases, Regulations, Three Waters
By Michael West (Engineer and Hamilton West Ward Candidate) Reproduced with permission from Better...
Read MoreOPINION: A City on the Move — But Not in the Right Direction
Jul 7, 2025 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024, Opinion, Rates Increases, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
By Horiana Henderson (Hamilton East Ward Candidate) In the hushed hall of Fairfield Baptist Church...
Read MoreMeeting Notice: 03 May 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
Apr 29, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, News, Transport and Roading
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association You are invited to our monthly meeting as...
Read MoreMeeting Notice: 27 March 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
Mar 26, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Local Government Reform, News
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association You are in invited to the second of our...
Read MoreMeeting Notice: 27 February 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
Feb 27, 2025 | Core Services, Elections, Flood Risk, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Local Government Reform, News, Three Waters, Water Fluoridation, Water Meters
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association You are invited to our monthly meeting...
Read MoreOPINION: Why Vote Against “Safety” and “Free Money”?
Oct 1, 2024 | Auckland City, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Mode Shift, News, Open Letters, Opinion, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero, Wellington City
By John McDonald (CityWatch NZ Editor and 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate) The issue...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Jos Nagels
Jul 11, 2024 | Core Services, Council Finances, Council Spending, High-density Housing, Opinion, Public Transport, Rail, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Transport and Roading
Jos Nagels’ Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga election...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Gerry Hodgson
Jul 5, 2024 | Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Safety and Well-being, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024
Gerry Hodgson’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Anthony Goddard
Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Spending, High-density Housing, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Public Transport, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Three Waters, Transport and Roading
Anthony Goddard’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Robert Coe
Jun 30, 2024 | Health and Safety, Law and Legislation, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Three Waters, Water Fluoridation
Robert Coe’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Abraham (Bram) van Berkel
Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, High-density Housing, Managed Retreat, Natural Hazards, Opinion, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Transport and Roading
Abraham (Bram) van Berkel’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Jacqueline Pointon
Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Finances, Health and Safety, High-density Housing, Opinion, Public Transport, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Three Waters, Transport and Roading
Jacqueline Pointon’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Rod Taylor
Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Funding, Council Spending, Disruptions, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024
Rod Taylor’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Maltby
Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Transport and Roading
Tim Maltby’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...
Read MoreOPINION: 100% Rates Rise
Jun 21, 2024 | Consultation, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, News, Opinion, Rates Increases
By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Hamilton City Council’s Long-term Plan – what you need...
Read MoreHamilton City Council Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024
May 31, 2024 | Article, Elections, Hamilton City, Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024, News, Taking Action
Update 18/08/2024 Election Results Maria Te Aukaha Huata was declared the winner of the...
Read MoreTauranga City Council Election 2024
May 16, 2024 | Article, Elections, News, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024
After more than three years of local democracy being suspended to enable the rule of appointed...
Read MoreOPINION: What to keep and what to cut in Hamilton’s Long-Term Plan?
Apr 20, 2024 | Consultation, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Crime, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Mode Shift, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
By John McDonald, 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate One of the main narratives being...
Read MoreOPINION: Comparing the coalition’s draft transport General Policy Statement (GPS) with Labour’s version
Mar 23, 2024 | Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Consultation, Elections, Global Agendas, Incoming Legislation, International Organisation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Overview, Public Transport, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Vision Zero
By John McDonald, 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate and CityWatch NZ editor The...
Read MoreRangitīkei District Council Southern Ward By-election 2024
Feb 29, 2024 | Rangitīkei District, Rangitīkei District 2024 By-election
[Update 16/05/2024: Paul Sharland won the councillor seat at the recent Southern Ward...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Roger Stratford
Feb 11, 2024 | Council Finances, Council Funding, Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
Roger Stratford’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald
Feb 9, 2024 | Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Hostile Architecture, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Public Transport, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero
John McDonald’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were invited...
Read MoreCANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Macindoe
Feb 3, 2024 | Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Rates Increases, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
Tim Macindoe’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were invited...
Read MoreHamilton East Ward 2024 By-election
Jan 21, 2024 | Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Taking Action
[Update 27/02/2024: The official result for this by-election was the election of Tim Macindoe with...
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