Topic · social
Political Accountability To Constituents
911 posts
· 53,333 engagement
· first seen 6 Dec 2014
· last seen 6 Jun 2026
A new wave of first-time mayors in New Zealand are grappling with a surge of government reforms, including council restructuring and rate caps, which they say has intensified their workload and created urgent challenges for local infrastructure and governance.
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youtube
630 posts
· 8,275 engagement
8,275
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reddit
30 posts
· 8,099 engagement
8,099
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twitter
47 posts
· 6,939 engagement
6,939
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facebook
4 posts
· 5,732 engagement
5,732
Top posts by engagement
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facebook
· theplatformnz
· sentiment: negative
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· 4,007 engagement
28 May
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youtube
· @the-platform-nz
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 591
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· 💬 373
· 1,710 engagement
6 May
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youtube
· @the-platform-nz
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 968
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· 💬 219
· 1,625 engagement
8 May
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reddit
· u/Xunami13
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 619
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· 💬 227
· 1,300 engagement
25 May
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twitter
· @nznationalparty
· sentiment: positive
· ♥ 460
· ↻ 55
· 💬 231
· 1,263 engagement
29 Apr
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reddit
· u/Smart_Confidence3050
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 680
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· 💬 192
· 1,256 engagement
30 Apr
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twitter
· @nzfirst
· sentiment: positive
· ♥ 621
· ↻ 154
· 💬 57
· 1,100 engagement
13 May
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reddit
· u/basscrazy
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 606
· ↻ 0
· 💬 143
· 1,035 engagement
19 May