“I think we really need to think about what we’re doing here.” Her warning came as the New Plymouth District Council considered updating a policy to see the district s gaming machine cap drop from 320 to 300 at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday. The current sinking lid policy for Waitara will be retained until the number of machines in the area is reduced to 25. Carlson wasn t alone in her angst over pokies, Councillor Dinnie Moeahu said he had witnessed the effects of problem gambling.
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Councillor Dinnie Moeahu told councillors he d get rid of all pokies if he could.