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Wednesday 26 January 2022
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Councillor’s slack attendance Erin Bradnock
Local Democracy Reporter Tasman District Council mayor Tim King has labelled one councillor’s attendance of less than half of all meetings as “disappointing”. According to Tasman District
Council attendance records, Richmond ward councillor Mark Greening has attended 43 per cent of his full council and the three standing committee meetings to date. Between the period of July 2020 to June 2021 Greening’s attend-
ance dipped to its lowest of his third term to 29 per cent. From July 2021 to date, he had appeared either in person or over Zoom to 36 per cent of his meetings. All other Tasman District Council councillors have attendance records at over 82 per cent for
each financial year so far this term. When questioned over Greening’s attendance rates, Tasman mayor Tim King described the numbers as “disappointing” and “pretty consistent”. “Mark is aware of my views on it
and ultimately it’s up to the people who he represents and whether they see that as reasonable,” he says. In a statement, Greening said it’s very easy to look at attendance,
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Battle for shear perfection The sheep were looking sharp after a good shear at the Tapawera Recreation Reserve on saturday. shearers from across the country descended on the small town for the Tapawera shears but it was a local who claimed the crown. pictured: Tapawera’s Timo Hicks who claimed first place in the Intermediate grade. Photo: Evan Barnes/Shuttersport.
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