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The Waikato region had a sweep out of its leaders following this year's local body elections, replacing 70 percent of its mayors.
The region stretches from the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to parts of TaupΕ in the south, and from Awakino in the west to Waihi in the east. One city, nine district and a regional council manage the area.
RNZ caught up with the seven new mayors to see how the first few months had gone and what the election result meant for the priorities of the region in the new year.
Several of the mayors were recently elected but not new to politics. In fact, Matamata-Piako district mayor Ash Tanner was the district's mayor from 2019 to 2022 when he retired from politics.
That retirement didn't last.
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