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D-day for West Coast Regional Council chairperson Allan Birchfield

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West Coast Regional Council chairperson Allan Birchfield will be removed from his role tomorrow. All six of his fellow councillors have signed a motion to remove him from the role. Birchfield has been on leave from the council in December, returning only this week to an extraordinary meeting. The regional council chair is selected around the council table, not at large.

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West Coast Regional Council looks to unseat its chair

Allan Birchfield's popularity looks set to stop short of the West Coast Regional Council table as six councillors decide the newly re-elected chair's fate In a move unheard of in West Coast politics, regional councillors will vote on Tuesday on whether to dump the chair they just re-elected - Allan Birchfield. The Greymouth gold miner - known for his eyebrow-raising views on everything from climate change to wetlands - was the second-highest po…

2 years ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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D-day for West Coast Regional Council chair

Allan Birchfield. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Tomorrow is D-day for West Coast Regional Council chairperson Allan Birchfield as all six of his fellow councillors move to sack him from the role.

2 years ago·Otago, New Zealand

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