Submission details
| Submission ID | 11224 |
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| Name | Alexa Mossop |
| Date | 12 June 2026 |
| How important is to address the challenges that come with working across boundaries |
Extremely important
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| How important is a growth-ready, rural-aware system |
Extremely important
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| How important is it to be better for ratepayers |
Extremely important
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| How important is the best long-term outcome |
Somewhat important
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| How important is effective decision-making |
Neutral
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| How important is it to strengthen our voice |
Somewhat important
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| How important is more engagement with local democracy |
Somewhat important
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| How important is a resilient region |
Somewhat important
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| How important is statutory and iwi alignment |
Somewhat important
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| How important is it to be evidence-led |
Extremely important
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| Thinking about potential mergers with other councils, what, if any, opportunities do you see? |
Hamilton has the advantage of resources as a bigger council, for example their data and analytics capabilities exceed that of neighboring councils. Merging allows for all councils to have improved services.
Hamilton's boundary is arbitrary and not how communities see themselves - just because a house is outside the boundary, doesn't mean those people don't use Hamilton services (and vice versa). Merging with our immediate neighbours means costs and services better reflect how communities work in reality and creates opportunities for services/facilities that service actual communities. |
| Thinking about potential mergers with other councils, what, if any, concerns do you have? |
Being too big and having very different issues to deal with (i.e. growth vs decline). Merging with too many councils mean resources and representation will be spread too thin and no one will get what they need.
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| Are you giving feedback on behalf of an organisation? |
No, these are my own personal views
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