By Christine Allen - Northern AdvocateVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playAn administrative blunder which has seen every elected member of Whangarei District Council since 1989 sworn in under the wrong wording has been cleared up and rectified. There was an air of deja vu in the council chamber yesterday when councillors renewed their vows to the district, having earlier pledged to work in the interests of the council, and not the people of Whangarei. The elected members repeated the declaration they made at the inaugural council meeting on October 25, correcting the error this time. The earlier mistake meant that instead of declaring they would perform in the best interests of "Whangarei District", the text that members read on October 25 stated "in the best interests of the Whangarei District Council". There was no discussion about the faux pas yesterday as councillors stood proudly for the second time in a month and made the corrected declaration, before signing it.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 19:35 UTC