The Labour and Green machines in Wellington have been very good on the ground. Because they have a large volunteer army, at no cost, they have had a much greater impact on the election.

There was flooding at St Albans Grove in Lower Hutt this morning. Wellington Water said there was a connection between the flooding, the penstock valve at the stormwater outlet and the rising ...

A rapid and coordinated response by Wellington Police last night decisively disrupted a planned gathering of antisocial road users, preventing dangerous driving and associated disorder across the ...

Daran Ponter, chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, has been re-elected as one of five Wellington regional councillors. Independent councillor Simon Woolf and Green Party councillor ...

Report from LDR by Mary Afemata Fauono Ken Laban has been elected Mayor of Lower Hutt, making history as New Zealand’s first ...

Newly elected Wellington mayor Andrew Little has acknowledged that his predecessor Tory Whanau faced toxic behaviour. In his speech to supporters after winning the mayoralty, he said: ...

The deputy mayor of Carterton is leading the mayoral race. With about 85% of votes counted, Steve Cretney is the front-runner for the mayoralty with 1341 votes. Mayoral contenders Brian Deller and ...

LDR report by Emily Ireland Former mayor of Wellington, former regional council chairwoman, and former government minister ...

Progress results show Janet Holborow is provisionally re-elected as Mayor of the Kāpiti Coast District. Progress results provisionally indicate the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward will remain in place ...

Andrew Little has convincingly won the Wellington mayoralty. A progress result released this afternoon, with about 85% of votes counted, shows Mr Little received 34,240 votes, compared ...

Progress results in the Porirua City local body elections are now available, including all votes cast up until midday Friday, other than special votes. Still to be counted are 2844 votes received ...

Wellington.Scoop The New Zealand Herald reported at 3pm that Andrew Little had been elected as mayor of Wellington with a ...