Women candidates quizzed at Wade

10:31 Tue, 20 Sep

There were never going to be any fireworks at a public ‘meet the candidates’ event hosted by the National Council of Women at Wade Hotel...

Candidate opinions differ on targeted rate

09:00 Tue, 20 Sep

The thorny issue of the Rodney Local Board’s transport targeted rate spending has resurfaced as an election issue. At a candidates’ meeting in Warkworth last...

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board candidates

10:55 Mon, 19 Sep

All Albany Ward and Hibiscus & Bays (Hibiscus subdivision) candidates were invited to submit a short profile and answer four questions. There was no response...

Albany Ward Council candidates

10:23 Mon, 19 Sep

All Albany Ward and Hibiscus & Bays (Hibiscus subdivision) candidates were invited to submit a short profile and answer four questions. There was no response...

Key issues canvassed in election feature

11:32 Fri, 16 Sep

Voters are spoilt for choice this election, with 23 candidates for Mayor, nine standing for two positions as Albany Ward Councillors and 15 putting their...

Voting trends

09:00 Wed, 7 Sep

Beginning in the late 1980s, the overall trend in voter turnout is declining in both local and parliamentary elections in NZ. The total average turnout...