Auckland Governance - One Bill - One Act - One Auckland Council

This month saw the Government take a major step towards the goal of a single Auckland Council with the introduction into the House of two proposed pieces of legislation, the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill. There were no major surprises in the Auckland Council Bill and it will be considered further through the Select Committee process. In the meantime, despite much filibustering in Parliament and some last minute changes, the Reorganisation Bill was eventually passed into law as the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009. It received Royal Assent on 23 May. Auckland's one council proposal is past the point of no return...

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