Daran Ponter: Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair on Chris Luxon expressing interest in scrapping local councils

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Prime Minister Chris Luxon has expressed interest in scrapping regional councils as part of the new RMA reforms - and it's sparked debate among experts.

NZ First's Shane Jones has expressed similar sentiments, having recently told a local Government forum he doesn't see a compelling reason for maintaining regional Government.

Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Daran Ponter says there's a need to amalgamate local authorities.

"Local Government's been up for that issue for quite a while for quite a number of years now - it's nearly 36 years since local Government reform gave us the current structure that we've got."

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