The Head Start proposal submission process, under which New Zealand communities and councils submit amalgamation plans for government assessment, with the government encouraging fewer than 40 councils.
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initial phase of local government simplification
Amalgamation to deliver 'more efficient' system, Simon Watts saysvoluntary council-led merger proposals
Govt puts final squeeze on communities to merge into fewer than 40 councilsStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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