Property price pundits are predicting 'fringe towns' in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty are the most at-risk places in the country if property prices drop.
This includes Ōtorohanga - but mayor Max Baxter reckons those predictions aren't quite right.
Ōtorohanga Mayor Max Baxter says communities have to lead change, through partnerships with central Government Photo: SUPPLIED/ KCN