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He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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Hilary Calvert: Otago Regional Council Chair on the Government's proposal to scrap regional councils
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A lot of roles could be facing the axe as the Government looks to scrap regional councils.
The Government's proposing replacing them with boards made up of Mayors in a particular region.
The proposal aims to reduce duplication and put downward pressure on rates.
Boards would be required to put plans in place around re-organising services and infrastructure, which will be checked over and ticked off for financial sustainability.
Otago Regional Council Chair Hilary Calvert told Ryan Bridge says they employ a lot of staff.
She says they have around 368 roles, which is twice as many as there were six years ago.
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