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Wellington's mayor says it's more likely the region's councils will become a super-city following reforms announced by the government this week.
Andrew Little said the government's reforms are another step towards Wellington, Greater Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt councils merging into one.
"I think the intention of this particular part of the reform - the whole thing about regional councils - is about putting further pressure on councils to think about amalgamation. So yes, I think that will happen."
While he said he doesn't want to predict it definitively, a combined Wellington
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