Residents from Brooklyn and beyond will next week get a chance to meet candidates standing for election in the electorates straddling the suburb and its surroundings. Reporter SAPEER MAYRON speaks to the organiser and locals to learn what they want this election.

Locals have until Friday to tell Wellington City Council why it should not take their playground away.

A passionate and at times unruly crowd grilled Rongotai candidates in Miramar.

The Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust is already busy providing transition time.

Miramar South and Strathmore schools are laid to rest as the final stage of the merger in Wellington’s eastern suburbs is completed. KHALID AHMED was at the event.

Smith, Banks yes votes show it’s now time for homosexuals.

We are quickly falling behind other western countries when it comes to helping the homeless, reports TENNESSEE MANSFORD.

“He will bring up race and he will just be unpleasant”.

Wellington electorate victories of little cheer to party faithful.

Crowd raises issues at final candidates meeting.

But they are reasonably satisfied with their political representation. CHRISTINA FITZWATER reports.

National and NZ First candidates drew most heckling.

Happy Feet the penguin gets a visit from the pollies.

Annette King and Chris Finlayson at “Hataitai Kai”.

Political cartoon historian defends depictions of John Key.

Our students recount election night reporting experiences.

The dust is settled and National has won the reins of power – PAUL McBETH looks at what they have planned for New Zealand.

Labour & National campaign hard in NZ’s most marginal seat.

POLITICAL billboards will not be visible on Election Day – but an exception is the Pimp Your Political Billboard competition being run by foghorn.co.nz.

Conflicting views about its future management worry voters.

Kiwi Party’s Gordon Copeland says there’s no problem.

KRISTINA KEOGH gets her first vote this election, so went to her first candidates meeting. It was boring, she writes, but it did confirm her voting choice.

No licence needed to buy high-powered weapons.