Elections
Asian community bolsters local body representation
30 Oct 2025
More than two dozen candidates of Asian origin have won seats on local and community boards across New Zealand.
What's gone wrong with local government?
19 Jul 2024
Mayors are missing, rates are rising at record levels - RNZ asks what's going on with our councils. Audio
Distrust in elections, courts - democracy poll
11 Apr 2024
The Perceptions of Democracy Survey report by the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance has also found many voters favor a strong and undemocratic leader.
'People are over elections': Port Waikato by-election voting begins
13 Nov 2023
Advanced voting to fill Parliament's 123rd seat begins today in the Port Waikato by-election triggered by the death of ACT Party candidate Neil Christensen a week before the general election.
