Far North District Councillor Davina Smolders Stripped Of Committee Role By Unelected Iwi
About this episode
Davina Smolders discusses her removal from a committee and the implications for local democracy.
An elected representative in the Far North gets voted off a major committee after challenging council decisions and raising questions on co-governance. Far North District Councillor Davina Smolders joins us to explain how she was ambushed, denied natural justice, and shut down during debate. We ask where the government is on local democracy and why elected members are being punished for doing the job ratepayers voted them to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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