The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union criticises Waikato Regional Council for blocking ratepayer advocates from speaking during a vote on whether to withdraw from Local Government New Zealand, arguing that the silence undermines democratic principles and contradicts public promises to
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OK, well, let me read it to you. So this is what the taxpayers' union says. Local government minister Simon Watts has failed to grasp the nettle. Instead of fixing this imbalance, he currently has a bill before Parliament that places the decision of what information councillors can access first and foremost in the hands of council CEOs. Is that wrong?
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