This year was another huge one for Local Democracy Reporting, with reporters at the forefront of uncovering some of the biggest stories in their regions.
The organiser of this week's Kaipara karakia protest hikoi is petitioning Parliament to make the Māori tikanga feature mandatory for the more than 30 New Zealand councils with Māori electoral areas.
Craig Jepson was this afternoon unrepentant in the face of a 6000-signature petition calling for his resignation and a hikoi of more than 300 people through the streets of Dargaville.
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