Councils in limbo after local government reforms paused
Councils are in limbo after they say they moved "heaven and earth " to meet "unrealistic deadlines" for amalgamation .only for the government to push pause on the reforms. They were given three months to present their proposals for regional amalgamation or the government threatened to do it for them. 18 proposals were submitted, but the government revealed today it won't make any decisions on final plans until after the election, because there needs to be more work and further analysis. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz joins Lisa Owen.
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