Former long-serving Gisborne district councillor Bill Burdett has slammed a Ngati Porou proposal for a regional roading authority with joint Crown, council and iwi/hapū governance.
Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou presented the proposal to the Gisborne Transport Committee earlier this month, but Burdett said the runanga had no expertise or background in roading.
Burdett was a Waiapu-Matakaoa-based c...
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