Three Northland councils vote to merge, but Kaipara still not keen

Chloe Martin2026-07-17T17:07:24.000Z

Oh great, another merger. Because combining incompetent councils has worked so well in the past…

Taylor Wright2026-07-17T18:03:24.000Z

to that, every merger just means more managers and less actual work happening.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-17T17:39:24.000Z

Be good to have one council instead of three fighting over potholes. Might actually get some roads fixed before I retire 😂

Drew Parker2026-07-17T18:05:24.000Z

cope. Kaipara is just afraid they'll lose their cosy little fiefdom.

Kai Thompson2026-07-17T18:31:24.000Z

Kaipara not keen, shock horror. They reckon they're keeping their rates low but their roads are garbage. Good luck fixing a culvert with 'independence'.

Jamie Fox2026-07-17T18:52:24.000Z

but think of the potholes! Sometimes bigger means more efficient… maybe.

Chloe Martin2026-07-17T19:23:24.000Z

Rubbish? More like they have the sense to not waste money on another bloated council.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-17T19:37:24.000Z

everyone wants to be ruled by Whangarei elites mate.

Reese Morgan2026-07-17T18:57:24.000Z

As someone who works in forestry I can tell you this will be a cluster. One size fits all rules for the whole region? yeah nah get stuffed.

Sky Murphy2026-07-17T19:10:24.000Z

Idk seems logical on paper. Three councils for 200k ppl is a joke. Most of my mates from out of town dunno which council covers what.

Reagan Shaw2026-07-17T19:26:24.000Z

Kaipara always plays the victim. Look at their rubbish collection ffs. Maybe merging would actually get someone competent in charge.

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