Demands by residents, ratepayers, and community groups for transparency and answers from local councils, government agencies, and authorities over decisions, failures, or conduct affecting their communities, often expressed through petitions, public pressure, or calls for formal investigations.
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public right to understand council decisions
Independent review launched into failed Whanganui flight schoolpublic calls for leadership responsibility
Tauranga locals wanted council boss Marty Grenfell to go, community leaders sayStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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