David Shand: Former Wellington City councillor discusses calls for Wellington supercity

There are renewed calls for a new super city, combining Wellington, Porirua and Lower Hutt. A new Wellington Chamber of Commerce pre-election report suggests business leaders would like the cities to merge. Chamber Chief Executive Simon Arcus says a Wellington super city would be able to deal with issues more efficiently and effectively than the current councils. He says a combined council would be a bigger economic voice to deal with the government. David Shand, a former Wellington City councillor and part of Auckland’s Royal Commission, which formed the supercity council in 2009, joined Kerre Woodham. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.