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Contested 3 races — 2 elected 1 withdrawn
Westland Mayor Helen Lash. PHOTO: ODT FILES Uncertainty around local government reforms could lead to an "exodus" of council staff to Australia, a South Island mayor has warned.
Westland mayor Helen Lash is promising West Coast Regional Council staff that their jobs will be secure during the coming upheavals of local government reform.
Helen Lash retained Westland’s mayoralty by just eight votes in the final count.
Grant had been in the lead on Sunday.
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