Horowhenua District Council is upgrading the Foxton Water Treatment Plant to provide safe, reliable drinking water under its Local Water Done Well programme. …
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Follow New Zealand’s ongoing local government reform programme as it unfolds. amalgamation.nz tracks council merger proposals, amalgamation decisions, and restructuring updates across all 78 New Zealand councils — as they happen.
Kawerau District Council investigates collaboration with Rotorua Lakes, Ōpōtiki, and Whakatāne councils under Local Water Done Well framework. …
Whakatāne District Council explores joining Kawerau, Ōpōtiki and Rotorua Lakes councils for water services delivery under Local Water Done Well programme. …
Thames-Coromandel District Council's Water Services Delivery Plan accepted under Local Water Done Well, enabling independent water service delivery. …
Kaipara District Council advances Local Water Done Well initiative, advocating for locally managed water services over centralised delivery models. …
Southland District Council's water services delivery plan accepted under Local Water Done Well reforms. Services remain in-house from July 2027. …
Southland District Council's in-house water services delivery plan approved under Local Water Done Well reforms, with 97.5% community support. …
New Plymouth District Council's Local Water Done Well initiative for managing local water, wastewater and stormwater services in the district. …
Central Districts Water will deliver water services for Horowhenua, Palmerston North and Rangitīkei from July 2027 under Local Water Done Well reforms. …
Upper Hutt City Council is transferring its three waters services to regional organisation Tiaki Wai Limited on 1 July 2026 under Local Water Done Well reform. …
Waikato Regional Council backs a single unitary authority amid the Head Start pause, warning of risks from fragmenting local government reform in the Waikato. …
Government delays council merger decisions until after election. Thames-Coromandel District Council says amalgamation remains a reality. …
Government defers decision on Northland Head Start amalgamation proposal. Four Northland councils await clarity on local government reform in early 2027. …
Northland councils acknowledge Government decision to defer amalgamation proposals affecting Far North, Whangarei, Kaipara and regional councils. …
Northland councils acknowledge Government decision to defer amalgamation proposals until early 2027, with regional leaders supporting the pause for reform. …
Ruapehu District Council Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the Government's decision to extend the timeframe for local government reform and amalgamation. …
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says Government's decision to pause Head Start local government reform proposals is disappointing but remains committed to change. …
Waitomo and Ōtorohanga councils' King Country amalgamation proposal shelved by Government. Head Start bid put on hold for future consideration. …
Ministers pause decision on Thames-Coromandel, Hauraki and Matamata-Piako councils' joint Head Start amalgamation proposal until after election. …
Upper Hutt City Council welcomes Government's decision to defer local government reform, allowing focus on Long Term Plan and more considered process. …
The Government has paused all council amalgamation decisions until after the election, affecting Christchurch City Council's unitary authority bid. …
Hamilton City Council and Federated Farmers agree metropolitan and provincial areas need different governance approaches in local government reform. …
Local Government Minister Simon Watts discusses council amalgamations, rates caps, and Three Waters repeal in interview with Taxpayers' Union. …
New Plymouth District Council information on local government reform initiatives and council restructuring in the Taranaki region. …