Regional rates and public transport fares are set to rise, but councillors have praised the efforts of staff in avoiding a much bigger increase. The Greater Wellington Regional Council adopted its 2013-14 annual plan yesterday, including an average rates increase of 2.6 per cent. But because its rates are calculated differently depending on where ratepayers live, the actual increases for each territorial authority vary between 1.5 per cent and 3.3 per cent. Councillors praised the...
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