Otago Daily Times: Dunedin

Elections draw a blank for some

David Loughrey — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:00:00 +1300

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

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:45:40 +1300

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

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:32:47 +1300

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

Shadbolt wins in landslide

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:13:53 +1300

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.

Regional voting trends

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:00:00 +1300

Queenstown Lakes district voters have continued to improve the percentage of papers returned but by 2pm yesterday were still behind other regional electorates.

60% of Otago people plan to vote

David Loughrey — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +1300

Fewer Otago residents have indicated they plan to vote in this year's local body elections than any other region, a poll shows.

Health board candidates to speak at forum

Elspeth McLean — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:58:00 +1200

At least six of the 11 Otago candidates for the Southern District Health Board are expected to take part in a two-hour forum on Monday

SDHB: Health board's poisoned chalice

Elspeth McLean — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:29:05 +1200

Any thrill at being the first elected members of the newly formed Southern District Health Board after the elections next month is likely to be short-lived when the reality of the next three years hits.

Challengers stirring in Southern mayoralities

Rachel Taylor — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:26:52 +1200

Famous for saying "I don't care where, as long as I'm mayor", Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt is being challenged.

Channel to focus on local body elections

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:55:00 +1200

Dunedin's Channel 9 is preparing to provide extensive coverage in the build-up to next month's local body elections.

District health board elections questioned

Eileen Goodwin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +1200

Waning interest in district health board elections may reflect a growing awareness DHB members are servants of the Government rather than the people, says University of Otago health policy specialist Associate Prof Robin Gauld.

Board election interest inference 'unfortunate'

Elspeth McLean — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +1200

A media statement from the Health Minister Tony Ryall which implied there had been a low number of candidates in the Southern District Health Board elections was "unfortunate", board chairman Errol Millar says.

Local body elections candidates 2010

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +1200