Councillor claims $17,000 in time and mileage travelling to meetings
Councillor travels two hours each way to attend council meetings.
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Wellington Water Committee chairman to resign
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Former Tauranga mayor's plea to commissioners: Merge councils to pay for infrastructure
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Second Wellington councillor reconsiders controversial library vote
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Rotorua councillors lock horns over Te Tatau o Te Arawa accounts
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Wellington mayor's funding cut for Chinese Garden prompts email to Auditor-General
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Call for LGNZ to undertake Wellington City Council independent review
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Bill to abolish local veto on Māori wards passes despite National's marathon opposition
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It's a decision that has again left Māori council representatives asking for leadership.
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Green Party to issue 'please explain' over Wellington deputy mayor's cycleway vote
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Minister not considering commissioners for Wellington City Council - yet
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