Tag: Local Democracy Reporting Project
Gisborne district councillor hits out over lack of Māori leadership
By Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
A Gisborne councillor has called into question the mayor’s ability to lead the region forward, saying her background makes it...
NZ’s Public Interest Media Fund not media bribe but deal of...
COMMENTARY: By David Reid of Local Democracy Reporting
A media bribe? More like the deal of the century.
Fifty-five million dollars does sound like a lot...
Mayor slams Kaipara councillor’s protest role as ‘health risk’
By Susan Botting, Local Democracy Reporting journalist
A Kaipara district councillor's almost week-long participation in New Zealand's anti-covid-19 mandate protest at Parliament is jeopardising the...
‘I wouldn’t wish this on anyone’: Life inside Jet Park with...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING: By Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter
One of the positive cases from New Zealand's Assemblies of God Church of Samoa cluster has...
Auckland councillor shaken by bomb threat after criticising TV show
LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING: By Justin Latif, Local Democracy reporter
Auckland councillor Fa'anānā Efeso Collins received death threats after criticising a reality police TV show, and...
Getting the message through: How are South Aucklanders staying informed about...
Have the New Zealand government’s covid-related messages been getting through to Pacific and non-Pacific ethnic communities in South Auckland? Justin Latif tried to find...
