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Local Govt minister won’t rule out early election for Wellington City Council (www.stuff.co.nz)

submitted 1 month ago by terraborra@lemmy.nz to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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For a party that ran its campaign on devolving decision making to the regions, this is massive overreach.

I know first hand the infrastructure problems facing Wellington but the council literally only just had the vote. They need to be given the opportunity to find solutions, and go back to the public for consultation, rather than being blackmailed by the minister. Very much comes across as “do as I say, or else” given their hard on for asset sales.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago

Wellington City Council is a bit of a mess, but I don't think things are bad enough to warrant going back to the polls.

The council members themselves have definitely been in the news too much though.