Wellington City Council is hoping to tap into the social media influence of Lucy Revill, who runs the popular Residents blog. (File photo)Wellington's ratepayers are paying for a social media influencer to corral under-35s into engaging with the city council. ELEANOR WENMAN/STUFF Lucy Revill has been contracted as a social media influencer to drum up participation in Wellington's growth plan. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL High density developments feature in some scenarios of the spatial plan. "I've not worked with the Wellington City Council before this and it's a great endorsement of them getting behind someone local from Wellington and actually using somebody like that to help spread the word."

Source: Stuff April 23, 2019 05:15 UTC