# Taranaki mayors say disability support changes will put unfair burden on the district

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Podcast: [Checkpoint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/checkpoint-650800)
Published: 2026-06-12T05:08:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2019039048/taranaki-mayors-say-disability-support-changes-will-put-unfair-burden-on-the-district
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## Resource

A group of Taranaki mayors want urgent changes to a proposed disability support law they believe will put a disproportionate and unfair burden on their district. Taranaki has a higher than average numbers of people living with disability and unpaid informal caregivers. Taranaki Mayoral forum chairman Craig Williamson spoke to Lisa Owen.

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