Historian and former Labour Cabinet minister Michael Bassett is expected to write a book chronicling the last 20 years of the Auckland City Council at a cost of $135,000 to ratepayers.
Right-wing Citizens & Ratepayers councillors have decided to fund the book from a pool of money saved by a
Bassett gets book task
Dr Michael Bassett. Photo / APN
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