Prime Minister John Key says any moves to merge government departments are driven by efficiency, not ideology. Mr Key says proposals to merge a number of government agencies will be considered by the Cabinet business committee on Monday night, before going to the full Cabinet next week.
The proposals are understood to include merging the National Library and National Archives into the Department of Internal Affairs as well as several other agencies.
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