Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'
Convicted offender Ashley Hillis wants to show that people can change for the better.
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Opinion: Removing Māori wards is a racist, targeted attack on tangata whenua
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Wastewater treatment budget increased at 11th hour
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Opinion: Hawke’s Bay regional councillors failed to ‘read the room’
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Hamilton rates rise reduced after councillors deliberate LTP
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Tory Whanau wins praise for revealing ADHD diagnosis
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Three Northland projects in line for new regional funding
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Tory Whanau reveals ADHD diagnosis with 'traits of autism'
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Council flogs off number one licence plate to pay the bills
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Waikato councils speak out against Māori Ward polls
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