Hamilton hit by rates hike
An eleventh-hour bid to soften a rates increase by raiding $1.2 million from worker salaries has failed, with Hamilton rates to climb by 3.8 per cent from July. City councillor Roger Hennebry yesterday...
View ArticleTraps set on private land
Pest traps have been laid by an Auckland Council contractor on a family's private property without permission. Members of Chatswood family the Wilkinsons have concerns for the safety of small children...
View ArticleHamilton City Council rates to rise by 3.8 p c
An eleventh-hour bid to pare a rates increase by raiding $1.2m from worker salaries has failed, with Hamilton City Council rates...
View ArticleHamilton City Council rates to rise by 3.8 pc
An eleventh-hour bid to pare a rates increase by raiding $1.2m from worker salaries has failed, with Hamilton City Council rates...
View ArticleMayor secures 2.9 per cent rates increase
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 12:57 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 27 June 2013 Mayor secures 2.9 per cent rates increase Auckland Council today signed off its annual plan for 2013-14, including Mayor...
View ArticleMayor 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...
View ArticleCCOs ultimately accountable to council
Q. I note that a number of Auckland service providers such as Watercare Services are said to be Council Controlled Organisations. I would like to know just how much say the Auckland Council and its...
View ArticleAuckland now needs to sort out its CRL funding
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 3:41 pm Press Release: Cameron Brewer Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Wednesday, 26 June 2013 Auckland now needs to sort out its CRL funding, not rely on...
View ArticleAuckland rates rise set at 2.9pc
The Auckland Council has set an average rates rise of 2.9 per cent this year - slightly down on earlier rises of 3.9 per cent and 3.6 per cent in the first term of the Super City. However, under a...
View ArticlePlans for Auckland excite building bosses
Building bosses have welcomed the Government's $10 billion Auckland infrastructure plans, saying their sector is in recovery mode. David McConnell, director of Hawkins Group, which owns the country's...
View ArticlePM signals next generation of Auckland transport projects
Friday, 28 June 2013, 12:54 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister 28 June 2013 PM signals next generation of Auckland transport projects Prime Minister John Key today...
View ArticleHospital carparking: 'Making money out of misery'
Greater Auckland hospital parking charges of up to $18 a day have been criticised by visitors who say there should be a discount because visiting a hospital is hardly fun. Hospital carpark operators...
View ArticleAuckland Council treasury team takes out top global awards
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:23 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 10 July 2013 Auckland Council treasury team takes out top global awards Auckland Council’s treasury team has won two awards at gtnews’...
View ArticleCity sets rates at modest increase (City of Greater Geraldton)
(Source: City of Greater Geraldton) This year the City of Greater Geraldton ratepayers will see a 2.25 per cent increase on last year's adopted rates. City Mayor, Ian Carpenter, said Council received...
View ArticleRatepayers hit with 5% rise
Council rate rises across Victoria Areas for which there is no data are colored grey. Every Victorian ratepayer will have to find more this year - an average of $76 per household. Ivanhoe residents...
View ArticleChch rents rise 22 per cent in a year
Auckland's rental properties remain the most expensive in the country but Christchurch is close behind, new figures show. The average weekly rent in Auckland was $494 in the past quarter, according to...
View ArticleBacking Auckland
Friday, 28 June 2013, 12:52 pm Speech: New Zealand Government Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister 28 June 2013 Backing Auckland Speech to Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Sky City Convention Centre Good...
View ArticleOut of Auckland frying pan, into affordable bliss
Auckland's rampant house market is creating a nationwide group of middle-class refugees - sick of the overheated prices and willing to trade the big city for a better quality of life in the regions....
View ArticleWidespread Intensification Puts Lives at Risk
Monday, 24 June 2013, 9:26 am Press Release: Dick Quax Media Release Councillor Dick Quax Sunday, 23 June 2013 Widespread Intensification Puts Lives at Risk Inadequate consultation with one of the...
View ArticleBye bye Auckland, hello Hamilton
Auckland's rampant house market is creating a nationwide group of middle-class refugees - sick of the overheated prices and willing to trade the big city for a better quality of life in the regions....
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