In 2009 and 2010, the Government merged four city councils, three district councils and the Auckland Regional Council into one unitary "Super City".
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In March 2010, the Government removed the Environment Canterbury's Councillors and replaced them with appointed commissioners.
Following the election of the fifth National government in November 2008, the investment programme initiated by the previous administration was suspended pending a review.
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The land damage sustained in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and the 2011 Christchurch earthquake has resulted in the National Government offering to buy up land and houses, effectively wiping the suburb off the map.