Southern Election 2010 News

Elections draw a blank for some

Plenty of voters in the 2010 elections chose not to make a choice on some, or in some cases any, of the local authorities they were charged with electing.

Old guard swept aside in South

Old guard swept aside in South

Voters have dumped three long-serving mayors in a day of sweeping change at the top in Southern local government.

Mackenzie district elects first female mayor

Mackenzie district elects first female mayor

Former Mackenzie District Council receptionist Claire Barlow has become Mackenzie's first female mayor.

Shadbolt wins in landslide

Shadbolt wins in landslide

Despite a term plagued by infighting among city councillors, New Zealand's longest serving mayor, Tim Shadbolt, has won the Invercargill mayoralty race for the sixth time.

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