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Myers Park taniwha nearly half a million dollars
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 4:40 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is slamming Auckland Council's cancelling of suburban art projects, as a result of a $110,000 cost blow-out of the Council's moving taniwha sculpture in the CBD. The project is set to now cost ratepayers $460,000. More >>
Councillors At Risk of Breaking Pre-Election Pledge on Rates
Monday, 8 May 2017, 4:56 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Mayor Phil Goff's revised proposal for a targeted rate on motels and hotels, expected to raise $17-18 million, is equivalent to a rates increase of 1.1% across the whole of Auckland, according to analysis by the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance. More >>
Māori Statutory Board’s $270k legal bill an abuse of process
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 3:54 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says that the $273,431 legal bill for the Independent Māori Statutory Board ’s failed legal challenge of the Unitary Plan is an abuse of process and the rights of ratepayers. Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Jo ... More >>
Ratepayers Tell Councillors to Stick to Pledges
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 2:40 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Submitting to Auckland Councillors yesterday, the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance, on behalf of its 16,000 members, said that those who vote for Phil Goff’s proposed Accommodation Targeted Rate would be in breach of their commitments to keep rate ... More >>
Ratepayers' Alliance to Make Oral Submission
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 11:23 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance will be making submissions on the Auckland Council draft budget, after Cr Ross Clow made a u-turn on his decision not to allow the ratepayer group to make oral submissions. Their Spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says: More >>
Invitation to Have a Say on Annual Budget Revoked
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 12:05 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Council is again refusing to acknowledge any ratepayer group as a 'key stakeholder' for the purposes of allowing an oral submission to councillors on this year's Annual Budget, which sets the rates for the 2017/18 financial year. Earlier ... More >>
Auckland Council Try to Plaster Over Consultation Cracks
Monday, 3 April 2017, 11:05 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
More than one thousand Aucklanders have emailed the Mayor and the nine Councillors who voted not to allow ratepayers to present on this year’s annual budget to express their outrage, resulting in the Council's email system crashing briefly on Friday ... More >>
Ratepayers denied right to present to Councillors on rates
Friday, 31 March 2017, 10:58 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
In a first for New Zealand local government, Auckland Councillors have voted to prevent members of the public presenting orally to Councillors as part of this year’s Annual Budget consultation process. The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance was shocked ... More >>
Denise Lee by-Election to Sting Ratepayers Over $100k
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 3:16 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance can reveal that the likely by-election for Denise Lee’s Council seat in the Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward will cost ratepayers at least $115,000, according to official figures revealed under the Local Government Official ... More >>
Denise Lee is Paid to Do a Job - So Which One is It?
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 2:46 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on National Party Parliamentary candidate Denise Lee to stand down as an Auckland Councillor while she campaigns for a new job in Wellington as an MP. More >>
Local Boards Spend $27k Throwing Parties for Neighbours Day
Friday, 24 February 2017, 10:49 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
It has been reported that eight local boards in Auckland are spending $27000 of ratepayers' money on treating a few lucky locals to a BBQ. $200 grants are being offered so that 114 residents can get to know their neighbours better during ‘Neighbours Day’. ... More >>
Decision to rule out regional fuel tax welcomed
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 5:00 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
S teven Joyce and Simon Bridges' public statement ruling out a regional fuel tax for Auckland is being welcomed by the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance . Spokesperson Jo Holmes says: “Aucklanders already pay more than enough to Auckland Council. ... More >>
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 >>
