The next round in the Northern Action Group’s (NAG) long-running fight to separate North Rodney from the Auckland Supercity takes place in the High Court in Wellington later this month.

NAG chair Bill Townson says NAG will argue that the Local Government Commission (LGC) misconstrued or misinterpreted about a dozen points of law when it ruled that North Rodney should remain within the Supercity in November 2017.

Mr Townson says that among other things, the LGC failed to consult with the community in identifying, developing and implementing an option that best promotes good local government.    ... read more