Actually, having it cancelled. Is that a good description? Maybe "from it's mother's womb untimely ripped" is a better phrasing.
To explain, the Region Council of Canterbury (ECan) just got fired so a new bunch of National cronies could be appointed in their place. This process took one day. New elections are going to be who knows when, certainly not this year when the local authority elections are meant to take place. Possibly not ever: the National/Act philosophy seems to be summed up in the phrase: "Keeping Democracy As Far Away From You As Possible."
Yeah, I'm kind of pissed about this.
For your viewing pleasure, some rhetoric from one of the MPs opposed.
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From further reporting it appears that CRC had made enemies of the other TLAs (including the Peoples Republic of Christchurch) - and these were very keen to get some retaliation in.
The prior govt had done nothing to protect its "friends" on CRC from the depradations of its other friends in the various constituent TLAs.
A rum show all around.
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