Mastodawn

Hard to know what to say about the removal of Māori wards in 25 local councils in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The decline in voter turnout is bad enough, and the rejection of Māori representation at local level is mostly in regional areas.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-10-2025/local-elections-live-decision-day-2025

Local elections live results: 22 Māori wards to go and 13 to stay as poll results roll in

Updates from across the motu as the local election results land.

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