Auckland has pulled out of the Local Government Association, because the mayor thinks it's too bureaucratic and members just "get pissed all night long" at conferences.
Auckland Council currently pays more than 350-thousand-dollars to be a member of the group.
But LGNZ says the cost-saving move could backfire on Aucklanders.
Leaving the group would cost the city more than 1-million-dollars each year just on streetlight power bills.
Mayor Wayne Brown spoke to Māni Dunlop.
