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Awesome slam of uppity pollies
The high and mighty supporting amalgamation got slammed as hypocrites yesterday by Hastings district Councillor Simon Nixon. Nixon rightly pointed out that the elitists saying amalgamation provides...
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Bennett’s ginormous lie
Paula Bennett has turned down the opportunity to back up her words that she wouldn’t force communities to amalgamate. A Bill was in front of Parliament this week that would return legislation to how it...
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Auckland amalgamation increases salaries
Nearly 2000 Auckland council employees have a six-figure annual income according to figures released by Councillor Cameron Brewer. Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance, Jo Holmes, says the recent rates hike...
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Auckland playing field victim of amalgamation
More proof has emerged about how amalgamated councils lose touch with the community. The latest is the coach of a children’s football team on Auckland’s North Shore who mowed the long grass on a field...
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Hawkes Bay kills amalgamation
They did not ask for it, and they don’t want it: the public of Hawke’s Bay has voted 66% against amalgamation. The immediate conclusion is that amalgamation across the country is dead. Everything has...
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Amalgamation backers should apologise
The fools who started and ran the Hawke’s Bay amalgamation campaign, putting everyone to so much trouble over something they never asked for, should apologise. There was NO mass movement in the Hawke’s...
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Govt response to vote: screw you
The message from the Government following the Hawkes Bay vote against amalgamation has been that the views of the public don’t matter. Minister Paula Bennett has given two messages; that the poll was...
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Rotorua amalgamation opposed
More evidence is emerging that communities around the country are not interested in amalgamation of local authorities. Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick says a poll showing 91% of the public want to vote...
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Auckland now 2 x more inefficient
Amalgamation of Auckland was meant to save money and make delivery of services more efficient. New numbers are proving it is twice as inefficient as previously. The original seven Councils had about...
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Wgtn Chamber doesn’t add up
It was weird to learn today that the Wellington Chamber of Commerce lost two dozen members in June this year, the same month its forlorn fight to amalgamate the region came to an ignominious end. The...
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