With newly elected councils getting down to business, we're seeing Mayors and Chairs start to use some of the powers afforded to them under our local government system. So what are some of the roles and powers of Mayors? Listen and find out.

After life got in the way, Local Aotearoa is back with an unscripted episode of reflections on the recent local government election as well as random thoughts about the challenges ahead of councils in this new triennium.