Kaikōura residents hoping to become part of Marlborough's council area are considering taking their case to the Local Government Commission. READ MORE:* Kaikōura CEO refuses to cut ratepayers loose* 'Outpost' ratepayers campaign to jump sinking Kaikōura council ship* Kaikōura District Council at 'risk of implosion' after 2016 earthquakeEast Coast Community Organisation (ECCO) secretary Chris Wilson said residents were looking at asking the commission to amalgamate Kaikōura back into the Marlborough district. It's easy, it's tidy, and it's more sustainable for Kaikōura ratepayers as well," Wilson said. Wilson said ECCO was concerned the council review group had limited themselves to "the status quo" by not considering amalgamation or a boundary change as options. CHLOE RANFORD/LDR Kaikōura District Council chief executive Angela Oosthuizen says residents were "well within their rights" to take their plight to the Local Government Commission.

Source: Stuff December 08, 2019 03:00 UTC