The question needs to be asked. Should Lawrence Yule remain President of Local Government NZ? He spoke in favour of amalgamations such as that which threatened our beloved Hutt against our wishes. Last year members of his own organisation voted against amalgamations in principle. This year the Wellington proposal got stopped by the will of the people. The Northland proposal has been stopped, after being lost somewhere in the paperwork.
It seems to us that if Hawkes Bay votes down amalgamation, Yule could not justify staying as President. And he won’t be the only high placed leader to feel the kickback from supporting amalgamation…
