# amalgamation (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover amalgamation. Page: Feed: --- ## [Taxpayer funding sought for business case behind Kāpiti Airport rescue vision](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/taxpayer-funding-sought-for-business) _2026-08-09 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ When Te Kāhui Mahi launched its vision for saving Kāpiti Airport last August, it said a profitable commercial model was being developed with the backing of a growing network of strategic investors. ## [Disappointed, but not surprised by Kāpiti’s go-it-alone preference](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/disappointed-but-not-surprised-by) _2026-07-22 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Disappointed, but not surprised in the slightest. ## [Plenty of runway rhetoric in public, but little real advocacy where it matters](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/plenty-of-runway-rhetoric-in-public) _2026-07-15 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Building on Local Aotearoa’s previous story revealing that the Government has no position on whether Kāpiti Airport remains open or closes, three further official information responses raise fresh questions about whether Ōtaki MP Tim Costley’s campaign to save it has been matched by meaningful advocacy to decision-makers behind the scenes. ## [Kāpiti's commuters have already made the case for amalgamation](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/kapitis-commuters-have-already-made) _2026-07-13 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ New research into where New Zealanders live and work strengthens the case for Kāpiti joining a Wellington-region council rather than watching its future be decided from the outside. ## [Luxon's localism contradiction](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/luxons-localism-contradiction) _2026-07-08 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ When asked about the current local government reorganisation process underway, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon recently told a public meeting in Whangārei that National was “not mandating it from Wellington. ## [Government not coming to save Kāpiti Airport, as demand for Auckland route falls short](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/government-not-coming-to-save-kapiti) _2026-06-30 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ In an exclusive report, Local Aotearoa can reveal that the Government is not coming to the rescue of Kāpiti Airport. ## [One wet and windy day does not make an airport rescue plan](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/one-wet-and-windy-day-does-not-make) _2026-06-26 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Every so often, Kāpiti Airport gets handed the perfect anecdote. ## [Referee's Golden Mile conflict of interest call was the right one](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/referees-golden-mile-conflict-of) _2026-06-17 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ There is an understandable temptation in local politics to treat conflict of interest rules as a nuisance. ## [When anecdotes replace evidence in the housing debate](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/when-anecdotes-replace-evidence-in) _2026-06-17 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ One of the more frustrating features of New Zealand’s housing debate is how often individual examples are used to “prove” sweeping conclusions. ## [Better together: Kāpiti needs a seat at the Wellington region’s table](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/better-together-kapiti-needs-a-seat) _2026-06-09 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Kāpiti has always had a slightly complicated relationship with the Wellington region. ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w5hecmXBh6WI) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [March 2026 — Issue 21(1)](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/annoucement/news/march-2026-issue-211/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-2026-issue-211) _2026-03-02 · Nordicum Mediterraneum · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ This year’s regular issue of Nordicum-Mediterraneum comprises seven new scholarly articles, dealing with heterogeneous Nordic and Mediterranean topics, that underwent the standard process of double, blind peer review, plus another contribution, which arises from last year’s Akureyri-based conference on policing and society and was similarly subjected to the same standard process of double, blind… ## [Civic Engagement and Trust among Immigrants in Iceland](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/civic-engagement-and-trust-among-immigrants-in-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civic-engagement-and-trust-among-immigrants-in-iceland) _2026-03-01 · Birgir Guðmundsson & Grétar Þór Eyþórsson · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ In this article cultural encounters of immigrants with Icelandic society are empirically examined. This is done by measuring their civic engagement or social and political participation as well as the level of institutional trust. These measurements are grounded in classical scholarly literature on civic engagement (Almond & Verba, 1963, 1989), on the one hand, and trust and social capital on the… ## [Conflict Mitigation and Community Policing: Examining NPF and NSCDC Conflict Management Strategies in North-Central Nigeria](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/conflict-mitigation-and-community-policing-examining-npf-and-nscdc-conflict-management-strategies-in-north-central-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conflict-mitigation-and-community-policing-examining-npf-and-nscdc-conflict-management-strategies-in-north-central-nigeria) _2026-03-01 · Ernest Ogbozor and Isioma Kemakolam · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ This study investigates the conflict management strategies employed by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in North-Central Nigeria. Drawing on qualitative data from interviews and focus groups conducted under the USIP Conflict Mitigation and Community Policing initiatives, the research examines the effectiveness of intervention models within… ## [Amalgamation Reforms in Iceland: How strategies have shaped conflicts and outcomes](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/amalgamation-reforms-in-iceland-how-strategies-have-shaped-conflicts-and-outcomes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amalgamation-reforms-in-iceland-how-strategies-have-shaped-conflicts-and-outcomes) _2026-03-01 · Grétar Þór Eyþórsson · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Two comprehensive municipal structural reforms have been implemented in Iceland, the first one starting in 1991 and ending in 1993, and the second one starting in 2003 and ending in 2005. Other reform intentions by governments and ministers have been planned but have not come to be a reform. The aim of this article is to identify the reform strategies used, the conflicts that arose, the outcomes… ## [Alþjóðaöryggismál: umræða um hugmyndir og kenningar](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/althjodaoryggismal-umraeda-um-hugmyndir-og-kenningar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=althjodaoryggismal-umraeda-um-hugmyndir-og-kenningar) _2026-03-01 · Jakob Þór Kristjánsson · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Greinin varpar ljósi á alþjóðaöryggismál út frá hugmyndum um hlutverk ríkja, mannlegs eðlis, átaka og sögulegra minninga. Öryggisfræðum og kenningum alþjóðasamskipta, nýraunhyggju, mótunarhyggju og frjálslyndisstefnu, er beitt til þess greina viðfangsefnið. Tilgáta þessa verks er að alþjóðaöryggi sé mikilvægasta viðfangsefni alþjóðasamskipta og svo hafi verið um langa hríð þar sem hernaðaröryggi… ## [The Role of Immigrants’ Language Skills in Perceived Community Quality of Life and Trust in Institutions: Evidence from Iceland](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/the-role-of-immigrants-language-skills-in-perceived-community-quality-of-life-and-trust-in-institutions-evidence-from-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-immigrants-language-skills-in-perceived-community-quality-of-life-and-trust-in-institutions-evidence-from-iceland) _2026-03-01 · Lara Wilhelmine Hoffman, Yvonne Höller & Markus Meckl · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Proficiency in the language of the receiving society is widely recognized as an important aspect of immigrants’ inclusion, but there is limited research on the associations among immigrants' language proficiency, quality of life, and trust in institutions. We drew on a large-scale quantitative survey of immigrants in Iceland (N=2,139) and conducted two regression analyses to examine associations… ## [Amusement and Entertainment in the Time of Giacomo Casanova’s Russian Journey (Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of His Birth, 1725–2025)](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/amusement-and-entertainment-in-the-time-of-giacomo-casanovas-russian-journey-celebrating-the-300th-anniversary-of-his-birth-1725-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amusement-and-entertainment-in-the-time-of-giacomo-casanovas-russian-journey-celebrating-the-300th-anniversary-of-his-birth-1725-2025) _2026-03-01 · Nicoletta Cabassi · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ In the century of the Enlightenment, Russia, aimed at emerging from national and confessional isolation, was able to get in touch with other countries open to new ideas. This attempt to integrate into Eighteenth-century European culture and politics is reflected as well in various forms of entertainment and amusement spreading both in the noble estates and at the Imperial Court. Among the various… ## [Leyfisveitingar og stórar vatnsaflsvirkjanir á Íslandi: hvað hefur breyst eftir Kárahnjúkavirkjun?](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/leyfisveitingar-og-storar-vatnsaflsvirkjanir-a-islandi-hvad-hefur-breyst-eftir-karahnjukavirkjun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leyfisveitingar-og-storar-vatnsaflsvirkjanir-a-islandi-hvad-hefur-breyst-eftir-karahnjukavirkjun) _2026-03-01 · Ragnheiður E. Þorsteinsdóttir · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ Aðild Íslands að EES-samningnum árið 1994 breytti miklu um málsmeðferð vegna vatnsaflsvirkjana yfir tiltekinni stærð, með tilheyrandi innleiðingu á reglum um mat á umhverfisáhrifum framkvæmda. Nú er nokkur tími liðinn síðan ráðist var í gerð Kárahnjúkavirkjunar en gríðarlega mikil þjóðfélagsleg umræða fór fram um málið og var hart deilt, m.a. um matsskyldu framkvæmdarinnar. Kárahnjúkavirkjun er… ## [Shining Islands: The Oura Archipelago and Internal Landscapes of the Rääkäri (The Drift-Netter)](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/new-article-double-blind-peer-review-volume-21-no-1-2026/shining-islands-the-oura-archipelago-and-internal-landscapes-of-the-raakari-the-drift-netter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shining-islands-the-oura-archipelago-and-internal-landscapes-of-the-raakari-the-drift-netter) _2026-03-01 · Tero Mustonen & Juhani Mellanoura · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ The Oura Archipelago is a biocultural landscape in the northern Baltic Sea. It is home to a unique small-scale marine fishing and seal hunting community. Lifeways in Oura have been shaped by innovations in fisheries, economic incentives and the opportunities and limits created by the northern marine ecosystem. We undertake a theoretical review of Campling and Colás to explore elements of the… ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OLkjWU6yyfOc) _2026-03-01 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Abstracts of the 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri, Iceland](https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-21-no-1-2026/conference-and-poster-abstracts-single-blind-peer-review/abstracts-of-the-6th-sustainability-conference-at-the-university-of-akureyri-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abstracts-of-the-6th-sustainability-conference-at-the-university-of-akureyri-iceland) _2026-03-01 · Yvonne Höller et alia · Nordicum-Mediterraneum_ The 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri, co-hosted by the Environmental Council and the Stefansson Arctic Institute at the University of Akureyri, received more abstracts and registrations than ever. Albeit globally, public interest in the climate crisis decreased over the past year in view of the threats to democracy, violation of international law at a large scale,…