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Cost of New Auckland Transport HQ Labelled ‘Off the Rails’
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 10:37 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The cost of refurbishing the new Auckland Transport Headquarters on Fanshawe Street will be over $11 million according to figures released to Newshub. More >>
IMSB Website Account Suspended
Saturday, 7 January 2017, 6:50 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
IMSB Website Account Suspended 7 JANUARY 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is asking why, despite ratepayer funding of more than $3.4 million per year, the Independent Māori Statutory Board appears not to have enough ... More >>
Low Rates Option Must Be Included in Budget Consolation
Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 4:43 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
A fiscally prudent option for rate raises of 2% or less and must be included in Auckland Council’s consultation documents in the lead up to Phil Goff’s first Auckland Council budget, says the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. Tomorrow Councillors will ... More >>
Auckland Transport funds re-brand for Lobby Group
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 11:59 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Hot on the heels of ATEED’s ill-fated attempt to rebrand Auckland as the ‘place desired by many’ comes news of another undesirable and wholly unnecessary branding exercise by an Auckland CCO (Council Controlled Organisation). More >>
Stop ridiculous spending rather than taxing tourism
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 10:06 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is slamming a new proposal by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff to introduce an Auckland visitor levy as a tax on tourism and entrepreneurship. More >>
ATEED Head "Living the Life of Riley"
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 12:16 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
ATEED Chief, Brett O’Riley, needs to pull his head in and stop defending the $500,000 of ratepayer money spent on a new slogan for Auckland City, or find another job, says that Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. The ratepayer group is hitting back after ... More >>
ATEED's half a million dollar slogan yet another waste
Saturday, 12 November 2016, 4:26 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
MEDIA RELEASE ATEED'S HALF A MILLION DOLLAR SLOGAN YET ANOTHER WASTEFULDISGRACE 12 NOVEMBER 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling for the Council to clip ATEED’s budget after it was revealed today that the Auckland ... More >>
Auckland Council Blows Nearly 200k on Social Media
Sunday, 23 October 2016, 12:29 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Trending Tax – Auckland Council Blows Nearly 200k on Social Media Advertising 23 OCTOBER 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is questioning the nearly $200,000 being spent by Auckland Council on Facebook and LinkedIn advertising, ... More >>
Goff Urged to Draw Line under Brown Legacy
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 10:30 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming reports that Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has ruled out reappointing Penny Hulse as deputy , but is urging Mr Goff to rule out appointing any of the “Terrible Ten” who allowed Len Brown to hike rates by 9.9% ... More >>
Goff's Deputy Should Stand for Ratepayers, Not Rate Hikes
Monday, 17 October 2016, 10:54 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Auckland Mayor Phil Goff to reach across the political divide and appoint a councillor with a track record of fiscal prudence for the Deputy Mayor’s role. More >>
Aucklanders Elect Councillors Standing for Fiscal Boundaries
Saturday, 8 October 2016, 3:27 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Aucklanders Elect Councillors Standing for Fiscal Boundaries 8 OCTOBER 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The preliminary results of the Auckland Council election represent a win for Auckland ratepayers and the end of Len Brown’s regime of reckless spending ... More >>
Chris Darby's Election Signs Misleading Voters
Monday, 19 September 2016, 2:12 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is surprised at the hypocrisy of Councillor Chris Darby's election signs stating that he will 'Rein in Rates', and is calling on Aucklanders to think carefully about what their incumbent Councillors have voted for in the past ... More >>
Ratepayers' Alliance Demands Answers Over CRL Cost blowout
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 1:51 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is asking for answers from Auckland Council and Central Government on why Auckland ratepayers have been consistently misled on the real cost of the City Rail Link. This comes after yesterday’s admission by Len ... More >>
Ratepayers' Alliance Questions Council's Escalating Staff
Friday, 9 September 2016, 4:56 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
With nearly 200 Full Time Equivalent staff being added to the Auckland Council payroll in the 2015-2016 financial year, the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is questioning how many of those jobs are really necessary for ensuring the delivery of core services ... More >>
Goff Should Join Other Candidates
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 10:44 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming comments by Mayoral aspirants John Palino, Mark Thomas and Victoria Crone to abolish or merge ATEED into one of the other CCOs, following the Ratepayers’ Alliance exposure last week of the agency’s ... More >>
25 Council Candidates Agree to Keep Rates Down
Monday, 22 August 2016, 4:36 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is releasing its list of candidates who have signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which prevents those candidates from voting for any measures which increase the total average burden of rates, levies, and other ... More >>
ATEED Sending Staff on Olympic Junket
Friday, 19 August 2016, 11:32 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
While Aucklanders struggle to pay their rates, Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) is spending tens of thousands of dollars of ratepayer money sending two staff on the ultimate junket to the Rio Olympics. More >>
Ratepayers Stump up $7.6m to Fund Council's Travel Bill
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 9:35 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Auckland Council and its Council-controlled organisations (CCOs) to tighten their belts, after obtaining figures which reveal that over $7.6m has been spent since July 2014 on international and domestic travel. More >>
Auckland Council Blows Almost $100k on Survey
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 2:41 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Council wasted $90,000 on the Citizens Insights Monitor which, ironically, revealed what everyone already knew: that almost half of Aucklanders do not trust the Council to make the right decisions, and only a tiny minority (15 percent) of ... More >>
Auckland Future in Bed with "Terrible Ten"
Monday, 15 August 2016, 9:45 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is staggered that National Party-aligned Council ticket Auckland Future has endorsed three of the "Terrible Ten" Councillors who supported Len Brown's 9.9% rates hikes last year. Reacting to comments by Auckland Future officials ... More >>
