The squid has landed

Artist's impression of the new Auckland Supercity

Ripped from the NBR:

Corporate services facing change/centralisation:

• Strategy
• Policy and planning
• Maori relations
• HR
• Democracy services
• Communications and PR
• Project management
• Property
• treasury
• Procurement
• Legal services
• Risk and assurance
• Chief executive/Mayoral offices
• Executive group support staff
  

Services not likely to be reviewed:

• Libraries
• Parks
• Recreational facilities
• Social housing
• Local community development and funding
• Youth, safety and other community programmes and initiatives
• Local events
• Infrastructure services (stormwater, transport and water services)

Democracy services being centralised. How apt.