tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post8449241787238387818..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Endings and beginningsArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-12202130327119734822010-11-04T18:34:37.317+13:002010-11-04T18:34:37.317+13:00Roger: You know, you're the second person who ...<b>Roger: </b>You know, you're the second person who mentioned the NYC amalgamation to me—I'd never thought of it. Interestingly (or not…), we don't have anything like counties in NZ (or provinces, either), so there are only two layers of government: Town/city and national. I kind of like that.<br /><br /><b>Mhairi: </b>Thanks! I'm actually really confident about it!Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-89049202068904682192010-11-01T05:27:18.623+13:002010-11-01T05:27:18.623+13:00i wish you very well with the change.i wish you very well with the change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-55300440664605499462010-10-31T23:35:21.884+13:002010-10-31T23:35:21.884+13:00Don't know if this was happening when you were...Don't know if this was happening when you were still living in the states, but a lot of city governments are now coterminous with the county lines (Miami, Indianapolis, Charlotte). Not at all what you're talking about, of course, but an interesting trend.<br /><br />The closest thing I can think of in the US is the creation of NYC in 1898 from the consolidation of the five boroughs.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com