Canterbury Regional Council is about to undertake its first fully democratic election since 2010, when the National government sacked its councillors and replaced them with commissioners.
Thirty-nine hopefuls are in the running for fourteen places at the ECan table.
It's hoped it will help the council repair its fraught relationship with the Canterbury community and the Christchurch City Council - but there's also concern a rural-urban divide could emerge. Katie Todd reports.
