SECTIONS

elections 2010

DunedinNovember 7

Unsuccessful bid cost DCC candidate $9492

Neither Google nor Facebook could help businessman Trevor Turner secure victory in last month's Dunedin City Council election.
Unsuccessful bid cost DCC candidate $9492
Unsuccessful bid cost DCC candidate $9492
DunedinOctober 28

Butler rules out recount over cost

Dunedin City Council candidate Bev Butler has dropped her bid for an election recount and raised the spectre of future recounts becoming the preserve of the rich and well-connected.
Butler rules out recount over cost
Butler rules out recount over cost
DunedinOctober 28

Butler gets green light for recount

Bev Butler's application for a recount after her defeat in the Dunedin City Council election has been granted, and she has until next Tuesday to decide whether she wants to proceed.
Butler gets green light for recount
Butler gets green light for recount
NewsOctober 28

Mayors aim to contain costs

Southern councils are in for a shake-up after voters demanding change across Otago handed the mayoral chains to four new leaders.
DunedinOctober 28

Ballot boxes busy as country awaits decisions

Dunedin's ballot box was buzzing with late voters ensuring their voice was heard yesterday, as turnout in local government elections soared across New Zealand.
Ballot boxes busy as country awaits decisions
Ballot boxes busy as country awaits decisions
NewsOctober 28

Bob Parker re-elected in Christchurch

Bob Parker has been re-elected mayor of Christchurch, according to progress results for the 2010 local election.
NewsOctober 28

Waitaki mayor Alex Familton re-elected

Incumbent Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton has been re-elected for a second term, with a 1183 vote majority over his nearest rival, deputy mayor Gary Kircher.
Waitaki mayor Alex Familton re-elected
Waitaki mayor Alex Familton re-elected
NewsOctober 28

Tony Lepper new Central Otago mayor

After three terms serving his "apprenticeship" as deputy mayor, Tony Lepper has won the top job in his first bid at the mayoralty.
Tony Lepper new Central Otago mayor
Tony Lepper new Central Otago mayor
NewsOctober 28

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.
Shadbolt wins in landslide
Shadbolt wins in landslide
NewsOctober 28

Bryan Cadogan wins Clutha mayoralty

Clutha has a new mayor after Bryan Cadogan beat incumbent Juno Hayes, who was seeking a fifth consecutive term.
Bryan Cadogan wins Clutha mayoralty
Bryan Cadogan wins Clutha mayoralty
NewsOctober 28

Vanessa van Uden Queenstown's first female mayor

Vanessa van Uden has been elected the first female mayor of the Queenstown Lakes district, with 5087 votes, more than twice as many as nearest rival Simon Hayes, with 2315 votes, and fellow challenger Michael Scott, with 943 votes.
Vanessa van Uden Queenstown's first female mayor
Vanessa van Uden Queenstown's first female mayor
NewsOctober 28

Len Brown to lead Auckland super city

Auckland has a new mayor. The new super city will be led by Len Brown, 53, after he beat sitting Auckland mayor John Banks, 63, by a substantial majority.
NewsOctober 28

Cull wins Dunedin mayoralty

Dave Cull, who stood on a platform of prudent financial management, has comfortably deposed two-term incumbent Peter Chin as Dunedin mayor.
Cull wins Dunedin mayoralty
Cull wins Dunedin mayoralty
DunedinOctober 19

Butler goes for recount

Dunedin City Council candidate Bev Butler has applied for a full recount of the election results, claiming the close vote, and similarity of names on the poll, as reasons to check almost 34,000 voting papers.
Butler goes for recount
Butler goes for recount
NewsOctober 15

Man charged over super city election scam named

Another of the men arrested in connection with an alleged Auckland local body elections voting scam can now be named.
QueenstownOctober 13

Confidence in van Uden

New Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden has been welcomed by her predecessors, the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce and Destination Queenstown.
Confidence in van Uden
Confidence in van Uden
NewsOctober 13

Prendergast loses Wellington mayoralty

Wellington's new mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the closeness of her victory over incumbent Kerry Prendergast highlights the need for inclusiveness in her term as mayor.
Prendergast loses Wellington mayoralty
Prendergast loses Wellington mayoralty
NewsOctober 13

Brown appoints super city deputy

Auckland super city Mayor-elect Len Brown today appointed Penny Hulse as deputy mayor of the new council.
NewsOctober 12

Third man charged after alleged election fraud

Police have arrested a third man in relation to an alleged scam involving a candidate in last week's Auckland super city elections.
EditorialOctober 11

Change is healthy

When Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin spoke to the final city council meeting earlier this month, his words read like a valedictory speech, a farewell from office, and such has proved to be the case.
NewsOctober 11

Wellington election results still up in the air

Wellington's new mayor will remain unknown until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest, says the Wellington City Council.
NewsOctober 10

Greens pleased by local election results

The Green Party is buoyant following local body election results in Auckland and Wellington, sensing its wishes for better public transport are about to get a boost.
DunedinOctober 10

We need to regain trust: Cull

The winds of change could be about to sweep through the offices of the Dunedin City Council, with Mayor-elect Dave Cull convinced the community's demand for change led to his win on Saturday.
We need to regain trust: Cull
We need to regain trust: Cull
NewsOctober 10

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.
NewsOctober 10

From receptionist to mayor for Barlow

From Mackenzie District Council receptionist to the district's new mayor - Claire Barlow is finding her new position "very exciting and quite surreal".
From receptionist to mayor for Barlow
From receptionist to mayor for Barlow