Auckland Mayor Len Brown has done an about-turn on water charges that will prove costly to wealthy homeowners in Howick and the North Shore. Owners of expensive properties in those areas who use a lot of water will be hit with a double whammy of higher rates and higher water bills at a combined cost of about $700. The picture is worse in Franklin, where some businesses which use a lot of water face combined rates and water bill increases of between 192 per cent and 376 per cent. These businesses will go from paying between $3000 and $7000 to between $14,000 and $20,000, although for most Franklin households, combined rates and water bills will fall by up to per cent. Hunua MP Dr Paul...
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