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Whanganui mayor backs iwi call for holidaymakers to stay away

17:48 pm on 2 December 2021

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The mayor of Whanganui is supporting an iwi leader's call for holidaymakers to steer clear of the region this summer.

Hamish McDouall says with the low Māori vaccination rates in region, he can understand why iwi would want visitors to stay away.

Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.