There was plenty to ponder at the local government reform consultation meeting held in the Masterton Town Hall last week.
While some speakers were difficult to pick up, due to either an inadequate sound system or an inability to use a microphone - or a mixture of both - it was clear those looking to sell the idea of a single Wairarapa council operating as a unitary authority have a hard job ahead of them.
Simply because they don't have the facts and figures to show what their proposal will mean to the ratepayers of the Masterton, South Wairarapa and Carterton districts.
And telling them this won't be known until a new amalgamated council is in place is never going to sit too easily with the general populace, is it?
One of the most popular points raised was about the consultation process itself.