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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 >>
Two More on Board with Ratepayer Protection Pledge
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 3:18 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Following last week’s announcement that nine candidates intend to sign the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance Ratepayer Protection Pledge , two further candidates have confirmed their intention to sign More >>
Goff's Fiscal Policy a Step in Right Direction
Monday, 8 August 2016, 10:14 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming Auckland Mayoral Candidate Phil Goff’s fiscal policy announced today, promising to keep average rate increases at a 2.5% annual maximum. Ratepayers’ Alliance Spokesperson Jo Holmes says: More >>
Ratepayer Protection Pledge Proving Popular
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 4:06 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming the indication from the first round of candidates that will be singing its “ Ratepayer Protection Pledge ” guaranteeing that they will not vote for any rate or levy hikes exceeding 2% per year in the next ... More >>
Ratepayers' Alliance Launches Ratepayer Protection Pledge
Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 11:15 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance will tomorrow launch its 2016 Ratepayer Protection Pledge, to identify those candidates standing for Auckland Council who are aligned to the Ratepayers’ Alliance vision of reasonable rates and sensible spending by ... More >>
Alliance Welcomes Support of Competition in Waste Industry
Friday, 15 July 2016, 10:12 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming confirmation by Rodney ward councillor Penny Webster that she believes that residents should not be forced to pay through their rates for any waste collection services if they choose to use private services. ... More >>
ARA Welcome Private Offer To Pick Up After Auckland Council
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 10:53 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming the efforts of private waste collection providers picking up after the Council in North Shore and Albany, after the Council dumped new recycling bins on homeowners, without collecting the old 140-litre blue ... More >>
Council Officials Mount Illegal Lobbying Effort
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 11:38 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
“The planning officials at Auckland Council are shameless” says Jo Holmes, spokesperson for the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance, reacting to today’s NZ Herald report that the Council has spent $370,000 on a spin campaign related to the Unitary Plan while ... More >>
Financial Policy Manager Should Retract Allegation Or Resign
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 2:43 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling for the resignation of Auckland Council’s Manager for Financial Policy Andrew Duncan for statements Mr Duncan made about a leaflet drop to 72,000 households by the Ratepayers’ Alliance relating to proposed ... More >>
More Waste Incompetence From Auckland Council
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:47 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Council has spent tens of thousands of ratepayer dollars sending leaflets to nearly 100,000 households in Rodney and Albany to notify residents of changes to Council rubbish collection days despite the Council not having any refuse collection ... More >>
Goff Spending Money He Doesn't Have
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 3:00 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Responding to comments from Mayoral candidate Phil Goff , that he would like to spend funding generated from tolling Auckland’s motorways on public transport projects, Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Carmel Claridge, says: More >>
Councillors Set to Pocket Significant Pay Rises
Friday, 17 June 2016, 12:44 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is slamming the Remuneration Authority’s indication that Auckland’s Councillors look set for a near 20% pay rise in the next council term. The Authority has approved a 1.5% increase, but said a much larger increase ... More >>
Revealed: Cost of Auckland Council Sky TV Subscriptions
Monday, 13 June 2016, 10:58 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Auckland Council to tighten its belt after data released by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union shows the Council spent nearly $50,000 in the last financial year on Sky TV subscriptions. More >>
