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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Right of Centre
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Roads, rates and rubbish? Not any more

OPINION: Local government review a chance to improve the quality of local councils and their decision-making.

NBR columnist Brigitte Morten speaks with Brent Edwards.

When local body election nominations closed last Friday, there were a number of councils and boards that had just enough or not enough candidates to fill all available slots. Low voter turnout and general dissatisfaction with council isn’t new but we appear to be going in to this election period

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