Aucklanders should have elected not appointed leaders

Letting Auckland vote would be a better way to make appointees to the Auckland super city transitional agency than a secret process in a government where decision-making is melting down, Progressive Wigram MP Jim Anderton says.

"Why is the government even appointing a board? The way we find people to run local government in New Zealand is we have democratic elections.

"A government that listened to New Zealanders would not have a problem making a choice of leadership. The people do the appointing for it."

"In a democratic election, you are much more likely to get leadership that looks like Auckland. National seems interested only in leadership that looks like the National or ACT Party.

"I am very concerned that the quality of decision-making in the government is falling apart as the pressure of actually governing comes on.

"The National government is making poor decisions or refusing to make them at all.

"It created a sense of urgency for itself over Auckland's super city, and now it can't even meet its own urgent timetable," Jim Anderton said.

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