Story: Local and regional government

Local body election hoardings, 1986

Local body election hoardings, 1986

Elections for local and regional authority representatives traditionally attract less attention than parliamentary elections, but can still feature vigorous battles. This 1986 photo of hoardings, mostly for candidates for Wellington City Council's eastern ward, shows that – because the maximum size of each hoarding was limited by law – four Labour candidates have joined forces to deliver a joint message on the need to improve Wellington’s sewerage system. The other two hoardings are for candidates standing on the rival Citizens and Ratepayers ticket.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1986/4380

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Mark Derby, 'Local and regional government - Local government in the 2000s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/35298/local-body-election-hoardings-1986 (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Mark Derby, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Feb 2015