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Simon Watts: Local Government Minister discusses Far North District Council controversy
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
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Changes to the Local Government Act could be on the way after controversy at the Far North District Council.
Councillor Diane Smolders claims a committee made-up of six councillors and 10 unelected Iwi and hapu representatives is co-governance on steroids.
Local Government Minister Simon Watts says he's looking at changes to give to cabinet.
He told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he'll have a proposal soon.
Watts says he expects it to take about a month.
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