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Vote catcher?

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A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Chippie has had a guts full of crime, so he’s going to get tough on criminals, three months from an election. Vote catching, or is that just the cynic in me?

Andrew Abbott

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