Wellington's mayor has voiced concerns with the Government cracking down on local councils.

The mayor's outlined his response to the Government debate on council amalgamation - saying he'd vote yes on merging if a vote were held today.

Councils have an August deadline to plan potential groupings, and are hold regular discussions.

Andrew Little says the three-month deadline isn't enough, citing issues that arose with Auckland council. 

"I'm responsive to that, let's put together the best thing we can together - but I don't want to mislead the residents of the Wellington region and say that everybody's going to get a fair say, because we just won't have time to." 

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