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'Commissioners to hear regional reform proposal'

- Radio New Zealand, 17 June 2010
Far North and Whangarei District Councils have appointed commissioners to hear submissions on local government reform.
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'Northland Councils persist with doomed unitary proposal'

- Morning Report, Radio New Zealand, Thursday 3 June 2010
The Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has poured cold water on the hopes of two Northland councils pushing to become unitary authorities. The Mayors of the Far North and Whangarei District Councils are leading the charge to abolish the Northland Regional Council, take over its functions and divide its assets between them.  But Radio NZ has been told the campaign is doomed and a waste of ratepayers money.
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'Minister not optimistic about Northland reform proposal'

- Radio New Zealand News, Wednesday 2 June 2010
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide says he is not optimistic about the chances of two Northland councils that want to be unitary authorities.
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'900 submissions on proposed abolition of Council'

- Radio New Zealand News, Tuesday 1 June 2010
Northland councils have received more than 900 submissions from the public on their proposals for local government reform.
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