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WHILE in Whakatane the Government’s environment minister, Nick Smith, (second from right) caught up with Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne, East Coast MP Anne Tolley, Opotiki
Mayor John Forbes and Kawerau Mayor Malcolm Campbell. Mr Smith was in Whakatane to attend a meeting with the National party’s auxillary group in Whakatane to discuss the Bluegreens, an environmental issues advisory group.
Dr Smith met with the three mayors beforehand and discussed a number of issues impacting on the Eastern Bay, including housing pressures and wastewater matters.