Join our grassroots campaign to support the "Head Start" application being made by Waitomo and Ōtorohanga Districts to merge and form the King Country Council. This move is in response to Central Government's directive to councils across the country to propose amalgamations within a three month window or "they will be done for you." The merger has been endorsed unanimously by elected members of both councils. Our rural communities are similar in profile and demographics; we also share the rich history of iwi, Ngāti Maniapoto.

Councils across the Waikato Region and elsewhere have been left scrambling to determine what might work for their communities. A number in Waikato are pushing for a region-wide "supercity" based in distant Hamilton or sub-regional combinations without the agreement of all parties being proposed. Our campaign strongly opposes being part of any urban-centric "supercity” or sub-region.

Small is smart, big is bureaucratic. Hamilton City is removed and remote from our local communities. Local voice and local representation matter. 

Once proposals are submitted and reviewed it may be that historic parts of the King Country Te Rohe Pōtae not currently part of Waitomo and Ōtorohanga Councils may choose to join us. Say no to the supercity, Say yes to the King Country. 

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