By Tom Hunt for Stuff…
Wellington City councillor Simon Woolf is stepping down after three terms in office with a plea that his remaining colleagues clean up their acts.
Woolf has confirmed that he won’t run for the Wellington City Council in the 2022 local body elections.
“This term has taken a heavy toll on me,” he said. “Councils need to enable people the opportunity to stand and represent their community.
“The current council culture and environment makes a pathway into council difficult, and being on council even more difficult.
“It needs to change, with less party politics centred on the Beehive, and no more aggressive personality politics.”
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