Waikato Regional Council former chair Russ Rimmington was ousted yesterday by eight votes to six in the wake of provocative views on the 3 Waters reforms that he reportedly shared at an online forum last year, warning that farmers could yet be at the "beck and call" of local Māori.
New chairperson Barry Quayle was voted in by eleven votes to three.
Quayle spoke to Susie Ferguson.
