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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

Mali Ginns
zhuhong Yang
Carolyn Petersen
John Anderson
Neil Denby
Cello Robertson
Alistair Forsdyke
Tim Appleton
Carol Miller
Debra Hopewell
John Richards
Caroline Litchfield
Robin Cubis
Rosemary Bowden
Reg Webb
Paul Dower
Linda James-New
John Gill
Steven Pallesen
claus fuchs
Kenny Pee
Jonathan Mita
Peter Rigg
Sylvia Inight
Ben Neki
Lyall Frizzell
Jordan Williams
1,249 SIGNATURES
1,500 signatures

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  • Kenny Pee
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  • Jonathan Mita
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  • Peter Rigg
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  • Sylvia Inight
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