A new villain on the council
In New Zealand, when you call the council a bunch of comedians - you are probably correct. We have Westie Ewan Gilmour, Councillor slash Stand up Comedian on the local Waitekere City team. Which is led by tattooed rebel Bob Harvey, a passionate and pragmatic Westie, who recently said that P is on its way out in West Auckland but that "good old weed is still around because it beats the shit out of P."

Now Tim Shadbolt the Invercargill Mayor is about to play a pantomine villain in Jack and the Beanstalk. But you'll have to travel from Invercargill to Tauranga is you want to boo about your rates.