The councillors' attendance records, from October 2016 up to May 31 this year, show that councillors are attending most full and extraordinary meetings. READ MORE:* Taranaki councils owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking and dog fines* Maverick councillor Murray Chong resigns chairmanship role ahead of crunch meeting* Officials bristle at meeting scorecardGRANT MATTHEW/STUFF Figures for New Plymouth councillors' meeting attendance show, well, they attend a lot of meetings. ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Mayor Neil Holdom said meeting attendance had no direct correlation to a councillor's performance. Meeting attendance by councillor:Mayor Neil Holdom - Attended 106 out of 118 meetings; attended 34 of 37 full council/extraordinary. John Williams - 60 of 118 meetings; 2 apologies for full council/extraordinary since election in September 2017 (no extraordinary apologies).

Source: Stuff June 08, 2019 22:01 UTC