Ten reasons why local body democracy is dyingJO MCKENZIE-MCLEAN/FAIRFAX NZ Cromwell resident Sarah Christiansen believes it is worth voting, but many do not. OPINION: By next week our latest batch of local body politicians will be settling into their new lives as servants of the public. These local body elections have been as lacklustre as they get. We all know local body decisions can have the most important impact on our lives yet we struggle to summon more than a yawn about local body matters until something happens under our noses. Local body matters are pretty complicated these days and the complexity turns people off.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2016 21:00 UTC