A concerned local resident criticizes the Far North District Council's establishment of a 'pork and puha' hapu committee, arguing it undermines genuine local democracy and sustainable growth.
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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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