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What, if any, does the government estimate to be the change costs to councils of amalgamating, broken down by council, region, and total if available?

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

Question

  • What, if any, does the government estimate to be the change costs to councils of amalgamating, broken down by council, region, and total if available?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

It is not possible to provide the information the member has requested, as the change cost would ultimately depend on the scope of any amalgamation, the individual councils, the number of councils in any particular amalgamation, and several other factors that would vary from one amalgamation proposal to another.