Our Mayor is a known driving force behind Local Government amalgamation and appears to have clear desire to be the first mayor of a Tauranga-based super city. Amalgamation is not necessarily a bad thing.

But, for it to be successful each community amalgamating must benefit and it must be a win-win situation for all.

When one looks at challenges facing some of our local councils, and taking into account the information presently available, I believe Tauranga residents would not necessarily benefit.

Of course the amalgamation discussion must happen. But it appears to me Tauranga is sleep-walking towards amalgamation as there has been little discussion and little information made available to residents.

Who remembers the enforced amalgamation of Mount Maunganui and Tauranga, during the Local Government reforms of 1989?

And one should also think do we really want a city that is set up like Auckland?
Or for that matter a Mayor like Len Brown?

Mike Baker, Bethlehem.