Kaipara councillor Mark Vincent said he’s getting used to the idea of feeling embarrassed about being a local politician in “an increasingly Mickey Mouse” local government organisation. Photo: LDR / Susan Botting A Kaipara...

Forget that other election – the 55mm-high, lake-dwelling Trithuria inconspicua has just been voted New Zealand’s favourite plant for 2024. Photo: NIWA / Dennis Gordon Forget the voting happening somewhere overseas – here in...