Mayor secures 2.9 per cent rates increase (City of Auckland)

(Source: City of Auckland) Auckland Council today signed off its annual plan for 2013-14, including Mayor Len Brown's proposal for an average 2.9 per cent rates increase across Auckland businesses and households, well below the 4.9 per cent forecast in the council's Long-term Plan. "Through lower costs and greater efficiency, we have driven down rates rises every year for the past three...