Dairy farmer Leedom Gibbs has stopped baking cakes, partly to avoid the sweet temptation, but also because of the huge cost of butter.
Candidates have tripled in contests for Inglewood and Waitara's general wards, and Stratford's Māori ward, spotlighting stronger competition for Taranaki seats in this year's local elections. Most wards and constituencies have more candidates than 2022, countering the trend of ever-lower engagement with local democracy.
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