An expert has called for more decentralisation of New Zealand’s governing structures as the growing power of the central government in the capital city, Wellington is leaving the country unable to meet growing regional demands.
Economist Oliver Hartwich told The Epoch Times that New Zealand already, a highly centralised country, is growing more so and many of its citizens are not be aware of the problems associated with this form of government.
Recent moves to make the country further centralised include a new health system, where the 20 district health boards merged into one national health agency on July 1. Additionally, in 2020, all 16 polytechnics, the country’s vocational education and training provider, were also merged into a single entity….