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Scoop Coverage: Wellington Supercity Proposal
Scoop Coverage: Local Government Commission Proposes Wellington Super-City
Whither
Wellington? A Supercity From Otaki To Masterton Is
Proposed
The most significant reforms of a generation are proposed for councils in the Wellington region, under a draft proposal released by the Local Government Commission. Public submissions are now being sought, with a deadline of 2 March 2015. A new unitary authority, the Greater Wellington Council, is proposed including Wellington, the Kapiti Coast, the Hutt Valley and Porirua. More>>
Video of LGC media briefing on Supercity Proposal
Wellington
Reacts Have Your Say At Wellington.Scoop
The announcement was made yesterday at Te Papa in two sessions. Stakeholders at 9.30am, media at 12pm. Reaction was swift and a plethora of views quickly emerged. Scoop has compiled the reaction in the links below. As always Wellington Scoop was quick off the mark. Join In The Discussion at Wellington.Scoop
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THE MAYORS REACT:
- GWRC - Greater Wellington Regional Council welcomes draft proposal
- Upper Hutt City - Upper Hutt’s Mayor responds to LGC proposal
- Wellington City - Wellington Mayor responds to amalgamation proposal
- Kapiti Mayor - Kāpiti mayor says business as usual in spite of super city
- Hutt City Mayor - Paying more, for less say - Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace
- Porirua - Wellington Amalgamation Debate at Risk
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE:
- Wellington -Unified local government the way to go, says Chamber
- Hutt - Local Government Unification debate welcomed by Chamber
- Kapiti - Chamber Welcomes Release of Local Government Proposal
PARLIAMENT:
- NZ First - Wellington Super City Plan ‘Deadly’
- Greens - Greens say no to Wellington mega city
- United Future - Local Government Reform Key to Wellington’s Future
- Labour - Statement by Wgtn region MPs on local govt reorganisation
MORE REACTION:
- Paul Eagle - Ratepayers
should decide future of supercity
proposal
- NZCID - Unified
council key to realising potential of Wgtn
region
- PSA - Wtgn
amalgamation proposal must involve those on
frontline
- Taxpayers Union - Evidence
Not Rhetoric Best for Wellington Super
City
- Local Democracy Coalition - Amalgamation
costs more than promised: study
- Better Hutt
Valley - Reforms
a game changer for the Hutt Valley
- Like Upper
Hutt - Media
release Keep Upper Hutt local says group
- Hands
Off The Hutt - Amalgamation
is Hutt’s worst nightmare
- Water NZ - Rationalisation of Water Services Supported
- Better Wairarapa - LGC decision great news for Wairarapa
- Better Wellington - Reforms a ‘circuit breaker’ for sluggish region
- PwC - Local Govt. Analyst sees pros & cons in Wellington SuperCity
- Wellington Civic Trust - Civic Trust on Local Govt Com. Announcement
- Local Democracy Coalition - Fears New Zealand being “supersized”
- Chapman Tripp - Super-city for Greater Wellington?
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