Whanganui Ratepayers Association to host Rotorua councillor Reynold Macpherson
12 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Reynold Macpherson at a Rotorua Lakes Council meeting. Photo / Andrew Warner
Whanganui Chronicle
Controversial Rotorua district councillor Dr Reynold Macpherson will speak at a public meeting in Whanganui next week.
The meeting is being hosted by the Whanganui Ratepayers Association, with Macpherson to talk about the importance of ratepayer participation in local government and his views on the future of district and regional councils, chairman Raymond Brightwell said. I have recently met with Dr Reynold personally and he is a very interesting and knowledgeable person to listen to, Brightwell said.
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