Steven Macaskill News Today

With large new developments like Royal Bay and Royal Beach, planning on housing types, services, parkland and transportation are key issues in Saturday’s civic election

They cite housing shortage and climate change as priorities they want to address, and reflect on barriers to public office that younger candidates face.

‘I would really like to see young people scare the hell out of politicians, at all levels of government, by coming out in massive numbers and voting.’

THREE men are being hunted down by police for a series of violent offences.