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Tonight, the University of Canterbury hosted local government candidates for a speed-voting session. Each candidate had two minutes to share their view of Christchurch. Sarah-Jane O’Connor has been live blogging some of the speeches. 19:45 Event organiser Bronwyn Hayward ended the night by thanking the candidates for running. 19:35 Banks Peninsula… Read More »Live blog: local election speed-voting

Earthquake-affected residents want councillors who will go into bat for them over housing and insurance woes. Will candidates step up to the task? Sarah-Jane O’Connor reports. Just a few weeks ago, Andrea Cummings met a resident a who had no working toilet. “This is three years on,” said Cummings, who… Read More »Eastern residents want strong advocates on council