Rotorua Lakes Council meeting: Councillors lock horns over Te Tatau o Te Arawa annual report
25 Feb, 2021 03:34 AM
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Rotorua deputy mayor Dave Donaldson. Photo / Andrew Warner.
Rotorua s deputy mayor says another councillor erroneously alleged skullduggery in the accounting practices of Te Tatau o Te Arawa, but the councillor says it was a perfectly reasonable and professional question.
The exchange occurred at a full Rotorua Lakes Council meeting on Thursday morning, between deputy mayor Dave Donaldson and councillor Reynold Macpherson, as Te Tatau o Te Arawa presented its 2020 annual report, which shows the $500,000 charity in the black with $459 to spare.
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