Around the world, many governments have favoured municipal amalgamation to improve efficiency of service and deliver cost benefits through economies of scale. But is bigger really better? Dr Colleen Rigby and David Robson look at the facts.
The concept of amalgamation is the voluntary or forced merger of multiple small local...
On the fifth birthday of what has been described as New Zealand’s most radical local governance restructure – the creation of Auckland City, Vicki Jayne looks at what has so far been learnt from the process of creating Australasia’s biggest council.
If size were the primary criteria of success, there’s no doubt Auckland City is...
