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Local Focus: Sparkie running for council

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Matthew Gill hopes to become a Tauranga at-large councillor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Electrician Matthew Gill has put himself forward to be an at-large councillor in the upcoming Tauranga City local body elections in October.

He tells Local Focus why he decided to run, what he thinks the current council is getting right and wrong, and what he hopes to achieve if elected.

"I promise I will listen and advocate for Tauranga to make it a better place."

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