Welcome back to Thursday Morning Glory! My photo's up on the website, so it's official...
I'm joined by Liam Watters again this week, for our new fortnightly series! He hops on the mixer with some Eartheater, Jean-Michel Jarre, Ross From Friends and more.
The coalition government plans to make Māori wards go through a referendum process.
Previously, Māori wards could be overturned with a referendum - but this rule did not apply to any other wards.
News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Local Government New Zealand President and Selwyn District Council Mayor, Sam Broughton, about their opposition to this.