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Why was the Local Government Commission not made the lead agency for the Head Start process, given its central role in the 1989 nationwide local government reforms?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Why was the Local Government Commission not made the lead agency for the Head Start process, given its central role in the 1989 nationwide local government reforms?

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Hon Simon Watts

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

Answer

The Government considered that the Head Start process was primarily a policy work programme that was best undertaken by officials from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport and that proposals should be locally led by councils themselves.