Submission details
| Submission ID | 11241 |
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| Name | Talia Cuming |
| 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 |
Neutral
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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 |
Not important at all
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| How important is effective decision-making |
Extremely important
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| How important is it to strengthen our voice |
Extremely important
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| How important is more engagement with local democracy |
Extremely important
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| How important is a resilient region |
Extremely important
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| How important is statutory and iwi alignment |
Extremely important
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| How important is it to be evidence-led |
Neutral
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| Thinking about potential mergers with other councils, what, if any, opportunities do you see? |
Better co-ordination across boundaries to fix regional transport and housing.Financial savings for ratepayers by reducing double-up management roles.Unified protection for natural resources like the Waikato River.Stronger regional voice to secure infrastructure funding from Wellington.
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| Thinking about potential mergers with other councils, what, if any, concerns do you have? |
Loss of local democratic voice if decision-making is overly centralized.Erasing the unique identities of individual communities or smaller towns.Short-term disruption to essential local services during transition periods.Potential neglect of immediate, everyday neighborhood issues during a merger.
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| Are you giving feedback on behalf of an organisation? |
No, these are my own personal views
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