Tag: Local government
Pasifika leaders remember ‘stand-out community leader’ Fa’anānā Efeso Collins
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist
Fa'anānā Efeso Collins is being remembered as a pillar of the Pacific community with a "big heart of service",...
Iwi and council join forces as new NZ government signals cuts...
By Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter
South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the Aotearoa New Zealand's new...
NZ’s Western Bay of Plenty councillors vote for Māori wards –...
By Alisha Evans for Te Ao Māori , Local Democracy Reporting
After a 12-year fight, mana whenua will get a seat at the table after...
Rotorua council’s scrapped Māori ward representation bill ‘done and dusted’
By Laura Smith in Rotorua
A controversial bill aimed at increasing Māori representation at one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most popular tourist destinations has been...
Local Democracy Reporting: Secret plans, health chaos, climate change among NZ’s...
By Conan Young , Local Democracy Reporting editor
This year was another huge one for Local Democracy Reporting, with our reporters at the forefront of...
Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
Once again Aotearoa New Zealand's local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement....
Super city Auckland’s council financial results signal tough times ahead
By Stephen Forbes of Local Democracy Reporting
Despite total borrowings reaching $11.1 billion, the Auckland Council Group’s latest results show it has managed to weather...
Martyn Bradbury: Why these feral anti-vax conspiracy theorists seeking public office...
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog
If there was one good outcome of the very one sided Fire & Fury, it’s that...
Māori councillors condemn racism faced in NZ local government role
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ News Te Ao Māori reporter
Māori councillors have detailed the torrents of abuse and racism they say they face in their...
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...
Plea to Pasifika ‘friends and family’, community to get covid shots
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A Pasifika local government politician in New Zealand, the first from Kiribati to be elected to political office, has appealed to...
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...
Papuans protest over draconian bid by Jakarta to replace Governor Enembe
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Indonesia's most troubled province of Papua is become embroiled in another mass demonstration with protesters barricading provincial government buildings and...
