
Poll: What do you think about sweary submissions to councils?
A furore followed a city councillor’s obscenity-filled submission to his local authority, but it’s far from the only example.
Andrew Bydder’s profane submission to Waipā District Council came to light in June and his colleagues later ruled it was in breach of Hamilton City Council’s code of conduct.
What do you think about sweary submissions to councils? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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28.6% Councils should be able to deal with it
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3.6% I'm ambivalent
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64.3% They're not acceptable
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3.6% Other (explain in the comments)

What do you think the speed limit should be around schools?
Switching to variable vehicle speed limits outside a dozen Hamilton schools is potentially “gambling with children’s lives”, says the city’s deputy mayor Angela O’Leary.
The schools currently have permanent 30kph limits but the Government has ordered a change as part of its push-back on speed limits lowered over the past few years.
What do you think the speed limit should be around schools? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).


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