Does Wellington need to be a supercity?
by Max Rashbrooke • February 2, 2013 • Articles, Features, FishHead magazine • 0 Comments
Wellington is under increasing pressure to import Auckland’s supercity model. So is amalgamation really the answer to all our problems?
(First published in FishHead magazine, April 2012)
The area’s local councils say there’s no need for such sweeping changes: a gradual process of sharing more services will do the trick, they say. But others claim that the councils’ scattered responsibilities and dysfunctional relationships are stopping the region from being well run, and exacerbating our weaknesses compared to Auckland.
Read the article here: FishHead – Case for Wellington supercity – April 2012
