After just 20 months as a Christchurch city councillor, James Daniels will officially resign on Thursday.
Daniels, 66, announced in May he was leaving the role half-way through the three-year term to join Simon Barnett to co-host Newstalk ZB afternoons from July 13.
Daniels decided to stay on until the council had approved its 10-year budget, the long-term plan, and that happened two weeks ago.
His resignation would trigger a $65,000 by-election in the Coastal ward because the next local body election, on October 8, 2022, was still more than 12 months away.
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