<description>&lt;p&gt;Just six weeks after voters elected new regional councillors, their jobs now hang in the balance after a government proposal to abolish them. But do the promises of simplicity and savings hold up, and where does all this lead in the long term? In Focus on Politics, Russell Palmer examines the government's shakeup of councils and the tension points for the government.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=ad5c05a5-7472-48fe-b6c8-f13f997ef2aa"&gt;Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

<p>Just six weeks after voters elected new regional councillors, their jobs now hang in the balance after a government proposal to abolish them. But do the promises of simplicity and savings hold up, and where does all this lead in the long term? In Focus on Politics, Russell Palmer examines the government's shakeup of councils and the tension points for the government.
</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=ad5c05a5-7472-48fe-b6c8-f13f997ef2aa">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>

Focus on Politics

How the council 'reset' aims to spur amalgamations

How the council 'reset' aims to spur amalgamations

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