Incidents in which New Zealand local government councillors face pressure to resign, receive threats (including death threats), or step down from roles, often in the context of contentious council decisions such as rates increases.
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public anger escalates to violence threats
Waitaki district rates could backtrack after public outragepublic safety concerns amid political backlash
22% rates rise set to be trimmed as angry residents plan protestStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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