Local government, leadership woes, economic rebound and Labour

This week the Coalition Government announced it’s going to put regional councillors out of a job as it reforms local government.

It is clear the Government wants to merge existing city and district councils into unitary councils like the Auckland Council. But it does not quite have the strength of

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Brent Edwards Sat, 29 Nov 2025

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