Simon Watts - ‘The rubber needs to hit the road’: Councils have three months to plan reform

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This episode features Simon Watts, Minister of Local Government, Climate Change, Revenue and Auckland discussing sweeping council reform and why councils now have three months to propose structural change. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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