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Aug 2024
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Minister, mayor and council all agree on...

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In a rare moment of unity, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Wellington mayor Tory Whanau and Greater Wellington Regional Council chairperson Daran Ponter are on the same page about congestion charges for Wellington city. Wellington Regional Council transport committee chair Thomas Nash spoke to Corin Dann.  
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