The Spinoff’s top picks of events from around the motu.

The Aurora City Council on Monday shot down an opportunity to ask voters this fall to substantially raise their pay starting in 2026.

Southland district mayor Rob Scott says he is “stoked” the Local Government Commission is investigating his audacious proposal to combine Southland’s four councils. In August 2024, Scott went public ...

Cleveland City Council members negotiated a sweet deal for themselves in 2011 with an agreement that 15% of the city of Cleveland’s annual share of casino tax revenue would be split equally ...

Warning comes as the government sets sights on progressing legislation to criminalise foreign interference in its latest ...

Recently filed financial disclosure forms by members of Jacksonville’s City Council have revealed that the majority of them have a net worth exceeding $1 million. The forms, which are required ...

HAYWARD — A city manager placed on leave by the Hayward City Council has resigned from her position. Ana Alvarez’s resignation on June 24 capped a brief tenure at Hayward City Hall. Less than ...

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark has hit out at his own council, saying its aversion to risk has resulted in an "eye watering" consultants bill. His comments follow the organisation revealing it ...

His comments follow the organisation revealing it spent more than $7.3 million on consultants in less than three years ...

The Free Press is endorsing five candidates for Detroit City Council in competitive Aug. 5 primaries.

In the New Orleans City Council’s latest court loss, a Civil District Court judge on Wednesday struck down the council’s ban on most city employee travel.

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a resolution declaring a state of fiscal emergency in response to decreased revenue and rising liabilities.