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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Mayors to be elected unopposed
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:03:43
	Publish Date:		2025-09-09 04:36:00
	Description:		Voting papers are about to arrive for the local body elections, but for residents in two districts they won't include anything about a mayoral contest. The mayors of Manawatu, in the lower North Island, and Hurunui, in North Canterbury, will be elected unopposed. They see it as a sign of their districts seeking consistency, although one local government academic says it could actually signal apathy. Jimmy Ellingham reports.
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