Wellington Supercity

Wellington regional councillors say they had to ask Fran Wilde to resign because she had damaged relationships in the region and lost their confidence. Audio

Supporters of a Wellington supercity are vowing to keep pushing for changes to local government in the region. Audio

The Greater Wellington Regional Council's been accused of running a propaganda-filled campaign in support of a super-city amalgamation. Audio

Opponents of the proposed Wellington supercity are already gearing up to force a referendum on the plan. Greater Wellington Regional Councillor Chris Laidlaw discusses why he thinks the amalgamation… Audio

The battle over a Wellington supercity is just about to get underway after the Local Government Commission recommended amalgamating the region's nine councils. Audio

The New Zealand First MP and former Carterton mayor, Ron Mark, has called the Supercity plan deadly. Audio

Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

So could Wellington's Supercity repeat the mistakes of the Auckland local body merger ? Audio

The New Zealand First MP and former Carterton Mayor, Ron Mark, says the Local Government Commission will have a fight on its hands to get its Wellington Super City proposal across the line. Audio

Listening to that is the Lower Hutt mayor Ray Wallace. Audio

Wellington and Wairarapa mayors are biting back at a proposal to amalgamate the region's nine councils into one. Audio

The Local Government Commission is informing the Wellington region's Mayors in person at Te Papa, at 9.30, of its draft decision of the region's future structure. All are expecting the decision to be… Audio

The President of Wellington's Chamber of Commerce, John Milford, speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

Wellington could today come one step closer to becoming the country's next supercity. Audio

The Local Government Commission will give its decision on whether the nine councils of the Wellington region should merge into one today. Audio

A Wellington council opposing moves to merge it with the region's other councils says three out of four residents don't want a supercity either. Audio

The Local Government Commission is expected to release its decision soon on whether the Wellington region's 8 councils should be amalgamated and to what extent. Audio

Fran Wilde, the chair of the Wellington Regional Council, says local councils are spending too much money on their submissions on Wellington's supercity options. Audio

How will Wellington be governed in the future? Is it being squeezed by a supersized Auckland to the north and the demands of post-quake Christchurch in the south? Audio