Amalgamation to Deliver 'More Efficient' System, Simon Watts Says
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Government To Consider Head Start Proposals
Local government reform has failed in the past because doing nothing is always an easy option, and change is difficult. Local government leaders themselves told the Government they realised local government had to change.
"We cannot remain silent," they write, but have the Orbán governments also been addressed so firmly on the issue of abortion?
Council amalgamation to deliver ‘more efficient’ system
Reading Time: 3 minutes The local government minister hopes amalgamating councils across the country will deliver a more efficient system. Government set a three-month deadline in May for every council outside of Auckland to come up with an amalgamation plan or have one imposed on it, after the 2028 local elections. Minister for Local Government Simon Watts told Morning Report the submissions were just the start. “This is the first step in that …
"We ask the government not to decide this issue based on daily political competition, but on the basis of which solution actually helps the most vulnerable fetuses, women in crisis, and families. We offer our experience and cooperation to this end," wrote the MKPK.
Government to consider Headstart proposals
18 proposals have been submitted to the Government as part of the Head Start local government reform initiative, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Local Government Minister Simon Watts say. “We’d like to thank the councils that have invested time and effort in developing these proposals,” Mr Bishop says. “Head Start was set up because many local councils told us there was a desire to get on with simplifying and streamlining local government …
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