What Really Happened In The Council Merger Process

The government's rushed council merger process appears to have pitted council's against each other with Taupo vehemently opposed to a plan developed by Waikato District to combine the five river councils into a single Unitary Authority.How did relationships suddenly get strained near the end of the process and can each council's fears be soothed?We also took about the multi-decade effort to get a town plan for Raglan.