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  1. Government rates capping policy drives council decision.
  2. Simon Watts influenced the government's policy regarding rates capping on June 27, 2026.
  3. Swarbrick and Russell criticized Simon Watts' policy direction, while Watts directed a stocktake of local government planning.

An inquiry chair must consider the council's review findings, which a minister is tasked with reviewing.

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