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Local Government Minister Simon Watts has now accepted the principle that unelected representatives should not have voting rights over rates, spending, regulations, or community-owned assets at local councils.

But major loopholes remain in Auckland and Canterbury.

Plus, across New Zealand, councils and new regional water entities are still finding ways to inject unelected 'co-governance' into their new regional water entity structures.

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