The Auckland Council is revising 5000 rates bills after an outcry by homeowners who were denied the benefit of a 10 per cent transition cap and left with rises of up to 60 per cent to pay this year. Mayor Len Brown and councillors were caught off guard by the size of rates rises for those who had made home improvements and the number who were hit after the Herald revealed them on Wednesday. Yesterday, Mr Brown said he had fought for the rates...
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