Whanganui district councillors have voted in support of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza - understood to be the first council in the country to.
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The council also voted in favour of a second motion presented by the group to change its procurement policy to align with UN resolution 2334. Both motions were voted through with only one abstention.