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4 August 2026
Taupō's mayor fights 'hostile takeover' to avoid joining possible council merger
John Funnell says despite them not wanting to submit to any kind of amalgamation proposal, other councils were trying to drag Taupō into a western Waikato authority that would skyrocket its debt.
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