Photo: SuppliedA Christchurch community board chairwoman says a failed attempt to remove her by Labour-aligned members is an eye-opener about the influence of political parties at local government. But after a huge public backlash, including criticism people from people on both sides of the political spectrum, the Labour-aligned members ended their process to remove Davids on Thursday. Davids said the controversy shed light on how party politics affects local government. "It's really good that actually as voters we are educated and learning about political affiliations within local government," she said. "As I have said for seven years, I don't believe political affiliations belong in local government."

Source: Otago Daily Times November 22, 2020 19:41 UTC