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Smith wants to deny Cantabrians full democracy for regional council

Environment Minister Nick Smith wants halfway democracy at Environment Canterbury.

Chris Hutching
Thu, 19 Mar 2015

The government looks determined to retain control of Environment Canterbury (Ecan) judging by recommendations in a discussion paper about restoring democracy.

Ecan is one of the largest regional councils collecting more than $80 million in rates from Cantabrians – who have no elected

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Chris Hutching
Thu, 19 Mar 2015
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