The Napier Youth Council claims Mayor Richard McGrath made disrespectful and dismissive comments, including calling them 'a bunch of idiots who can't use pen and paper', which he denies, calling it an off-the-cuff remark intended as light-hearted banter.
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Uh, and so what she's done is she's um basically treated it as something that's not not so not something that needs an intervention of any kind. Um and so you can read into that what you will, really. Uh but what what she's done is she's she's speaking with the youth council to try to mend the relationship. Is is that's her response to it. Chris, tell me about this youth council.
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Chris Hyde: Hawke’s Bay editor on Napier mayor Richard McGrath being criticised by the city's Youth CouncilSpotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
