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WIKI SAMUEL/FACEBOOK Wiki Samuel talks about his reaction to an unprompted door knock on Waitangi Day from a councillor gathering signatures for a petition supporting a poll on Māori wards. As Wiki Samuel prepared to mark Waitangi Day’s message of partnership and national celebration, the opposite arrived at his door with a knock. On his doorstep was Taupō District councillor John Boddy, seeking his signature on a petition calling for a referendum on Māori wards in the district – one that would likely overturn the recent council decision to introduce them. “On Waitangi Day, why wou...

In-house fighting costs ratepayers thousands of dollars in investigations 11 Jan, 2021 01:10 AM 6 minutes to read Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins said the code of conduct was the only tool available to them to investigate bad behaviour by elected members. Photo / ODT Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins said the code of conduct was the only tool available to them to investigate bad behaviour by elected members. Photo / ODT Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz In-house fighting, naughty words or bad behaviour, ignoring privacy rules or simply rubbing their council colleagues the wrong ...

CHRIS MARSHALL/Stuff An area north of the Poihipi Road intersection with Wairakei Drive would contain a mix of medium density and general residential sections. A residential subdivision that could see 780 sections created on Taupō’s northern outskirts has vaulted a first planning hurdle with the Taupō District Council – but not without some signalling of likely public concern. While the foreseeable worries of some residents to Taupō’s north and west about traffic congestion were signalled by two councillors, council chief executive officer Gareth Green said accepting the private pla...