Eastern Waikato councils call for Government acceptance of merger plan
A group of eastern Waikato councils say they have met Government requirements for amalgamation and should be approved.
Councils forming a potential eastern Waikato bloc are pressing the Government to accept their merger proposal. The councils say they have satisfied the Government's conditions for amalgamation.
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New Eastern Waikato bloc of councils says Government should accept merger
The councils in a potential Waikato eastern bloc say they’ve “bent over backwards” to tick the Government’s boxes for amalgamation.