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Local Focus: Independent council candidate, Peter Jones keeps his independence

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Peter Jones discusses council debt, rates and independence. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Despite being endorsed as a council candidate by the Rotorua District Residents and Ratepayers Association, Peter Jones has decided to stand independently.

In this interview with Local Focus, Jones talks about rate rises, debt, the Lakefront refurb and why he resigned from the RDRR.

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