Smith wants to deny Cantabrians full democracy for regional council
Environment Minister Nick Smith wants halfway democracy at Environment Canterbury.
Chris Hutching Thu, 19 Mar 2015
The government looks determined to retain control of Environment Canterbury (Ecan) judging by recommendations in a discussion paper about restoring democracy.
Ecan is one of the largest regional councils collecting more than $80 million in rates from Cantabrians – who have no elected
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