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Regional councillors who've just been sworn in have been shown the writing on the wall by the government, which is plotting a swift end to their terms
It's been billed as the biggest shakeup in local government since amalgamation in 1989.
But at the end of the day, "all the government's really announced is work to start a brain storming session," says Stuff political reporter Glenn McConnell.
Simpler, more cost-effective local government is the stated aim from the ministers involved; local government minister Simon Watts and the man in charge of resource management reform, Chris Bishop.
The media release from the
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