Super city bill passes, Greens unhappy

Auckland : New Zealand | May 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM PDT

Source: Newstalk ZB

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Super city bill passes, Greens unhappy 17/05/2009 8:24:08 Rodney Hide got Parliament's permission to go hunting for low-hanging fruit last night. The Local Government Minister's Bill to establish a Transition Authority on the way to setting up the Auckland super city was passed at the end of a marathon... FULL ARTICLE AT Newstalk ZB

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