Scoop Coverage: Report Calls For Auckld Super City

Gordon Campbell: The Rush To Impose The ‘Super City’ Proposal On Auckland

So Cabinet will have reached a decision by April 6th about the Royal Commission’s Auckland “Super City” proposal... Now hold your horses. Set up a Royal Commission. Get its key proposal. Put it to the public in a referendum to let them decide. Isn’t that the way it should be done? More >>

Local Government: Royal Commission Report Calls For 'Super City'

ALSO:Out-Link - Royal Commission - Summary, Recommendations And ReportNZ Govt - PM thanks Auckland Royal CommissionersUnited Future - Dunne: time for a Wellington ‘super city’Labour Party - Focus must be on improving AucklandBusiness.Scoop - Auckland commission advocates unified councilProperty Council Of New Zealand - Now is the time for a single Auckland councilWellington Regional Chamber of Commerce - Auckland Proposals Should be Replicated in WgtnNewmarket Business Association - Super City could help Auckland businesses expandLocal Government Forum - ‘No’ To Bigger Social Role For ‘Super City'Auckland Heart of the City - Auckland Governance - Gather the best, reject the badCity Vision-Labour Councillors - Regional Governance Model Raises ConcernsManukau City Council - Manukau mayor disappointed with Ak recommendationsNorth Shore City - North Shore Welcomes release of Commission reportWaitakere City - Waitakere Cautious After Commission AnnouncementAuckland Regional Council - ARC looks forward to the Government’s responseEmployers And Manufacturers Association - Royal Commission Report Great for Auckland RegionNew Zealand Business Roundtable - Royal Commission Report Only a Starting PointNZ Council for Infrastructure Development - Royal Commission gets it right for Auckland and NZPublic Service Association - PSA supports retaining Auckland local govt staffNo More Rates - Representation, Rates and Roles: ReportFederated Farmers - Auckland ‘Super City' must super size the farmersRadio Adelaide - Manning - Clark To UN+Auck Reform

Wellington.Scoop: The Argument Against “Supercity Wellington”

Some of our local civic leaders have, not surprisingly, jumped on the ‘Supercity Auckland’ bandwagon. If Auckland, they say, why not Wellington? Anyone with a concern for democracy in local government should be afraid, very afraid. More >>

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