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2025's local government elections feel flat...

Are regional councils facing the axe?

Greater Wellington, Upper Hutt thumb noses at Ombudsman's transparency expectations

Don't want political parties in local government? Then don't have democracy

Andrew Little wrong about WCC's ability to govern up until the election

Amalgamation is back on the menu (again)

Beware of Greeks [candidates] bearing gifts [pledging zero rates increases]

Another Local Aotearoa transparency win as KiwiRail reveals $8m consultant bill

Councils required to appoint Road Cone Commissars in cone crackdown

Bizarre LGC determination locks in one of the worst under-representation situations in the country for Kāpiti

LGNZ isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than the alternative of councils going it alone

SFO investigates allegations of fraudulent allocation of public funds at KCDC

Local Aotearoa calls for LGOIMA update to open up council workshops and briefings

Ombudsman chases up closed door councils in win for Local Aotearoa

Councillors are politicians representing their communities, not corporate directors or Cabinet colleagues

Kāpiti council CE finally apologises for Kool-Aid comment

Wellington City Council's Mātai Manapori - TrackDem now has vote tracking

Council CE caught out in awkward hot mic moment

What does new local government minister Simon Watts mean for the sector?

The sorry state of local government funding in comparative countries

Luxon misleads over cycleways being responsible for rates increases

Ombudsman's bizarre decision on KiwiRail consultant spend needs to be reversed

$11.8 million spent on review to nowhere

Ombudsman greenlights ministers keeping inaccurate records of meetings

Time to put NIMBYism on the ash heap of history

Local Aotearoa has moved to Substack