A proposal to ditch ratepayer funding for the Northland Rescue Helicopter and other emergency services has sparked a record number of submissions to the Northland Regional Council.
The Government has brushed off Northland Regional Council’s claim it should fill the funding gap for emergency services by pointing to the money it already.
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