Ben Bell: NZ's youngest mayor says age is just a number - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The new mayor of Gore says age is just number.

Ben Bell is 23 and has become the youngest person in New Zealand to be elected mayor.

He's squeaked past six-term incumbent Tracy Hicks by eight votes.

Bell told Mike Hosking although the role might seem challenging for one so young, he feels that times have changed

Ben Bell moved to Gore from Palmerston North 18 months ago.

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