The rising cost of our fresh water
Auckland's residential water bills arrive monthly and seem bigger than ever - and the pain is slowly spreading nationwide. More city and district councils are setting in place new water-metering...
View ArticleA Third Of Councillors Vote Against User-Pays Rubbish
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 2:55 pm Press Release: Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Wednesday, 20 June 2012 A Third Of Councillors Vote Against User-Pays...
View Article256,000 Households Face Average Rates Increase Of 8.1%
Friday, 29 June 2012, 11:16 am Press Release: Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer 28 June 2012 256,000 Households Face Average Rates Increase Of 8.1%...
View ArticleWatercare opens up on legal costs
CCO's willingness to offer data lesson in transparency for council, says councillor. Watercare Services is teaching its big brother Auckland Council a lesson in accountability and transparency by...
View ArticleSuper City debt is $4b and borrowing more likely
Auckland Super City is in debt to the tune of $4 billion - the equivalent of about $8000 for each of the region's half a million ratepayers. The debt had been steadily growing under the previous eight...
View ArticleTwo-thirds oppose mayor's proposal for rates increases
Aucklanders are not impressed by Mayor Len Brown's plans to increase rates by nearly 5 per cent a year over the next decade, nor do they want him to extend the Manukau policy of free swimming pools in...
View ArticleCCOs fail in their attempt to mail annual reports
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 12:07 pm Press Release: Cameron Brewer Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Wednesday, 14 November 2012 CCOs fail in their attempt to mail annual reports...
View ArticleWatercare to give relief to ratepayers
Auckland water retailer Watercare Services says it can hold its charges for households and businesses during 2013-14 because of lower costs. The announcement from the Auckland Council-controlled firm...
View Article42,000 ratepayers now set to pay at least 20% more in rates
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 10:35 am Press Release: Chris Fletcher Media release Auckland Councillors Chris Fletcher and Cameron Brewer Thursday, 24 May 2012 42,000 ratepayers now set to pay at least 20%...
View ArticleBrown switch on water fees will hit rich homeowners
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...
View ArticleBold $58 billion city vision wins the day
This budget is just taking the public too far and too fast Christine Fletcher Auckland Mayor Len Brown has triumphed over his "naysayers" to deliver a $58 billion budget for the Super City over the...
View ArticleAuckland Council Urged to Modify Rate Rise Proposals
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 12:48 pm Press Release: Auckland Chamber of Commerce 22 May 2012 Auckland Council Urged to Modify Rate Rise Proposals The year-on-year 10% cap on rates proposed for nearly...
View ArticleAucklanders say no to asset sales
Auckland Mayor Len Brown says Aucklanders have made it clear they do not want strategic assets to be sold, and other alternatives to rates rises are being considered to fund the city's projects. His...
View ArticleLand sale could pay for new stadium
A South Auckland trust wants Auckland Council to sell land to pay for a new development in Manukau. As the second stage of the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, the development would have a white...
View Article$1billion of capital works a boost for Auckland
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 3:20 pm Press Release: Auckland Council Media release 2 June 2011 $1billion of capital works a boost for Auckland Auckland Council has confirmed its commitment to making...
View ArticleAuckland Council revising rate bills after outcry
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....
View ArticleBrown strives for 2% rates increase
Proposal, largely achieved by cutting costs behind the scenes, receives qualified praise from opponents. Auckland Mayor Len Brown is proposing a rates rise of between 1.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent in...
View ArticleMayor backs 8.1% rates rise as bills arrive in letterboxes
More than a quarter of a million Auckland households are in for a shock when rates bills averaging an 8.1 per cent increase arrive in letterboxes from this week. On Thursday, North Shore, Waitakere...
View ArticleWhitewater rafting’s compelling economic story
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 5:23 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 9 October 2012 Whitewater rafting’s compelling economic story news to Council’s economists Today’s revelation that neither Auckland...
View ArticleManukau hit by 41.4% rise in wastewater costs
Auckland Mayor Len Brown's old city of Manukau - home to many of the poorest suburbs in Auckland - is being hit with a 41.4 per cent rise in wastewater charges. Combined with a 3 per cent rise in...
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