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Local government reform ‘deeply flawed’, Simon Upton says

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the Government appears to have little idea about how much it relies on some regional services.

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton.

Brent Edwards Tue, 24 Feb 2026

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton has criticised the Government’s proposed local body reform, saying it puts form before function.

Under the proposal, the Government intends to scrap regional councils and replace them with combined territories boards (CTBs) made up of the

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Brent Edwards Tue, 24 Feb 2026
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