Rock the vote Wellington / Election 2007
In 2004 Bryan Robert Pepperell received 18,115 votes and came second in the Wellington City Council mayoral race. Bryan is the clear contender standing again for the people. Ask your friends to support...
View ArticleStand Up and Be Counted at This Year's Election
Do you want to make a difference? Then this year's Wellington City Council elections in October are your chance to give local politics a go and have a say in the future of your community.
View ArticleNominations Open for City Council Candidates
Do you want to make a difference? Then this years Wellington City Council elections in October are your chance to give local politics a go and have a say in the future of your community.
View ArticleVote For the Wellington You Want at the World Cup!
Rugby lovers heading to France for the Rugby World Cup need not worry about missing out on voting in Octobers Wellington City Council elections. You can have your voting paper sent to you overseas!
View ArticleEleven to Contest Wellington City Mayoralty
Eighty six nominations have been received for 34 positions in the upcoming Wellington City Council and Capital & Coast District Health Board elections to be held on Saturday 13 October.
View ArticleRight man for the job
COUNCILLOR Ian McKinnon hopes to monopolise the centre right vote in the Lambton Ward at the upcoming local body elections.The Lambton Ward in the central city is an ideological battleground, says...
View ArticleParks could go smoke free
THE Smokefree Coalition has welcomed news Wellington’s parks may go smoke free.Mayoral candidate John McGrath has announced he will seek to make all Wellington parks and playing fields smoke free if he...
View ArticleAn old hand
STEPHANIE Cook has topped the vote count for the Lambton Ward in the past two elections. Now seeking a fifth term, she is not taking victory for granted.
View ArticleCold war
THE Cold War is heating up again as a left/right stoush develops in the race for the Mayoralty.Hostilities have begun between the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and Mayoral candidate and sitting...
View ArticleBeckham gets the boot
SEVEN Wellington mayoral candidates are against a ratepayer-funded visit by David Beckham.THE Wellington City Council has agreed to partly fund the $1.5 million event, which would see Wellington...
View ArticleIt's Time to Vote for the Wellington YOU Want
Wellington City voters will be able to cast their votes in the 2007 local authority elections from tomorrow (Friday 21 September).
View ArticleRock the vote Wellington
While 90 percent of eligible Wellington City voters have enrolled to vote and will be receiving their voting papers, approximately 16,000 eligible voters are not enrolled. Of these people, about 8000...
View ArticleWho wants a Hilton?
WHILE incumbent mayor Kerry Prendergast is the only mayoral candidate openly in support of building a Hilton hotel on the Queen’s Wharf Outer T, Nick Wang also stands alone with his suggestion for the...
View ArticleHaving a Mayor: a student’s guide to the Wellington local elections
However, when it comes to local elections, it’s commonly considered that council chambers are for second-rate politicians trying to supplement their incomes and egos. As a result, the vast majority of...
View ArticleTenants seek secure housing
CITY council tenants grilled election candidates on the future of social housing this week.The meeting, organised by the Wellington Housing Association of Tenants (WHAT), was for Lambton and Southern...
View ArticleWorst. Turnout. Ever!
hat's what some people are saying, and they're blaming the low voter response so far on "voter apathy". I'm not so sure, though: we can still get our forms in the post today, or (as I'm intending to)...
View ArticleVoter Returns and Election Night Announcement
Voter returns for Wellington City are currently 34.48 percent, this compares to 37.49 percent at the same stage in 2004.
View ArticleWellington City Election Result Expected at 10.30 Tonight
Due to a very large last-minute influx of votes, Wellington City Electoral Officer Ross Bly says he is expecting to announce Wellington's election results at 10.30pm tonight.
View ArticlePreliminary Election Results for Wellington City
Mayor Kerry Prendergast has been provisionally re-elected to serve a third term as Mayor of Wellington City Council.The City Council's Electoral Officer, Ross Bly, tonight announced the preliminary...
View ArticleC&CDHB - preliminary election results
Provisional results for the election of members to the Capital & Coast District Health Board have been announced.
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