Birthing Pains for Auckland Super City

Four city councils, three district councils and one regional council will be replaced by a governing body and 20 to 30 local boards.
Birthing Pains for Auckland Super City
Swimmers make their way from Stanley Bay in Devonport on the North Shore across to the Viaduct Harbour in the city during the annual Auckland Harbour Crossing. Phil Walter/Getty Images
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Swimmers make their way from Stanley Bay in Devonport on the North Shore across to the Viaduct Harbour in the city during the annual Auckland Harbour Crossing. (Phil Walter/Getty Images)