South Wairarapa council apologies for rates shock stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Dozens of residents left the public gallery after Beijen shut down requests for further discussion of rises, citing standing orders.
Four speakers - John Errington, Daphne Geisler, Lee Carter, and Warren Woodgyer - raised concerns during the hike.
Each of them has now responded to Beijen s explanation.
Errington said South Wairarapa District Council s response to the public walkout during its latest meeting was a deliberate attempt by the council to confuse the issue .
Geisler, who appeared on national radio and television programmes after her speech, said the council s explanation would confuse the public.
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Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 2:01 pm
It’s not every Mayor in the country that would take
their kit off to raise money for a good cause and
Carterton’s Mayor Greg Lang is very firmly in with those
that wouldn’t…but he is prepared to get close!
On
Sunday 11th July at 1.30pm come rain or shine, Mayor Greg
Lang will be leading the charge on a Midwinter dip into the
Ruamahanga River at Gladstone Inn. What he will wear is down
to how much money is raised for R2R - Rangatahi to
Rangatira, Carterton’s youth group.
R2R is a youth