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  2. ↑ "Gore elects youngest mayor in NZ history". Otago Daily Times . 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Longstanding Gore mayor ousted by 23yo with 8-vote lead". Radio New Zealand . 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 Kelly, Rachael (23 November 2022). "Bell under fire at first Gore council meeting, council votes not to employ a personal assistant". Stuff . Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (24 November 2022). "NZ's youngest mayor on leave as Gore councillors call for deputy to stand down". Stuff . Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 Bayer, Kurt (16 May 2023). "Gore District Council showdown: NZ's youngest mayor Ben Bell survives; vote of no confidence shelved". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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  8. 1 2 "$11k facilitation process gets Gore mayor and council staff back on speaking terms". Radio New Zealand . 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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  10. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (9 November 2022). "Ben Bell sworn in as New Zealand's youngest ever mayor in Gore". Stuff . Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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  18. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (25 November 2022). "Councillors boycott Gore mayor Ben Bell's Cromwell retreat". Stuff . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  19. ↑ Brunton, Tess (24 November 2022). "Gore mayor loses bid for executive assistant: 'It is a luxury item'". Radio New Zealand . Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  20. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (24 November 2022). "NZ's youngest mayor on leave as Gore councillors call for deputy to stand down". Stuff . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  21. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (29 November 2022). "'Back to basics' Gore mayor's proposed governance structure could cost nearly $300k more". Stuff . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  22. ↑ Kelly, Rachel (29 November 2022). "Gore mayor Ben Bell returns to work, stands firm on the decisions he has made". Stuff . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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  27. ↑ "Allegations of dirty politics in Gore local election". Radio New Zealand . 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  28. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (30 March 2023). "'Very strained' relationship between Gore mayor and council chief executive sinks to new low". The Southland Times . Stuff. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023.
  29. ↑ Kelly, Rachael (2 April 2023). "Gore mayor Ben Bell walked out of meeting addressing issues between him and council chief executive". The Southland Times . Stuff. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023.
  30. ↑ "Veteran Gore councillor Bret Highsted resigns over 'unsustainable anxiety'". Radio New Zealand . 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023.
  31. ↑ "By-election triggered after long-standing Gore councillor Bret Highsted resigns in fresh blow for Mayor Ben Bell". Newshub . Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023.
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  33. ↑ Brown, Tim (14 May 2023). "Gore council: Petition organiser seeks to remove chief executive". Radio New Zealand . Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Gore council throws out petition to oust CEO Stephen Parry". The New Zealand Herald . 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  35. ↑ Miller, Grant (9 June 2023). "Parry petition dominated by non-Gore residents". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "Gore Mayor Ben Bell, councillors apologise to CEO Stephen Parry". 1 News . TVNZ. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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Ben Bell
5th Mayor of Gore District
Assumed office
9 November 2022