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Petition: No amalgamation of local councils without a referendum


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It may make sense for councils to combine some or all of their services but this should be a decision for local ratepayers who are ultimately the ones who will be paying for a new structure. 

Councils must not dive headfirst into amalgamations without first thinking it through. We've seen what happened with Health NZ and polytechnics when Labour tried that – it doesn't always go as planned. 

Bigger doesn't always mean cheaper, and often it can end up costing more with extra layers of bureaucracy added while the same number of people still need functioning pipes, roads to drive on and rubbish to be collected. 

Any amalgamation proposal must be based on clear cost benefit analysis and have majority support by the local communities involved.

"I call on councils not to amalgamate without support via a referendum from the local community."

Who's signing

dennis thomas
Murray Chubb
Kevin Matthews
Stuart Lean
lindor scurr
Mikaela Gordon
Walter Roskam
Michael Caulfield
Karen Armstrong
Stef Backhouse
Alanna Barrett
Deanna Stewart
doug davis
Shaun Bungard-buchanan
Deborah McNair
Wallace Kennedy
Luke Griffin
Raewyn smith
Kerri Oliver
Robin Beattie
Shirley Prior
Helen Rome
Paul Black
Shirley Bottomley
Sandra Reeves
Biddy Carson
Trevor Prout
Lynne Gold
Rodney Corbett
Gail Miller
1,249 SIGNATURES
1,500 signatures

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