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Council's Financials Even Worse than Expected

Friday, 25 September 2015, 1:12 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

Today’s release of Auckland Council’s annual report show that the City is in an even worse financial shape than its critics predicted. The report, adopted by the Council yesterday and released today, show that the Council’s total liabilities ... More >>

Council Staff Blowout Astonishing

Friday, 18 September 2015, 9:50 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

“No wonder rates are going up,” says Jo Holmes, spokesperson for the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance in reaction to today’s news that Auckland Council has had a $63 million blowout in staff costs. More >>

Council Claims of Lower Staff Numbers Smoke and Mirrors

Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 9:24 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has released an Auckland Council document which appears to contradict recent public statements by Council officials relating to the number of FTE staff at Auckland Council. More >>

Ratepayers Don't Need a Len Brown 'Ministry of Information'

Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 9:09 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is shocked that Auckland Council is set to announce a new mobile app and online news service the cost of which is unknown. Jo Holmes, a spokesperson for the Ratepayers’ Alliance , says: More >>

Ratepayers’ Alliance Welcome Auckland Transport U-Turn

Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 8:30 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

After raising more than 2,000 signatures in support , the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming Auckland Transport’s decision to waive the 27 tickets it issued to residents of Orakei's narrow Apihai and Tautari streets. The tickets were ... More >>

Auckland Council's Transport Levy Porky Revealed

Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 1:54 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The revelation that Auckland Transport has less money for capital works this year, as admitted by its Chief Executive David Warburton today , shows that too much ratepayer money is being wasted by an inefficient Council operation. Jo Holmes, spokesperson ... More >>

Surprise Surprise: Auckland Council Break Own Rules

Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 1:38 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is repeating calls to let-off the 27 residents of Orakei's Apihai and Tautari streets which were ticketed in a 2am blitz last week for parking on footpaths. The renewed call comes after today’s release of a photo ... More >>

2am Ticket Blitz Shows Lack of Common Sense

Saturday, 22 August 2015, 4:21 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is backing residents of two narrow Auckland streets in their criticism of Auckland Council parking wardens who fined 27 residents in a 2am blitz on cars with two wheels on the curb. Carmel Claridge, a spokesperson ... More >>

Job Well Done? Councillors Set to Pocket Pay Rise

Friday, 31 July 2015, 11:57 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

Responding to the report that Auckland’s Councillors and Mayor Len Brown look set for a 2.3 per cent pay increase, just days after voting to increase the average rates burden by 9.9 per cent, Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Carmel Claridge, says: More >>

Parking Rates Hiked, But Councillors Get It for Free

Monday, 20 July 2015, 12:24 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers Alliance can reveal that Auckland Council has allocated 51 private car parks worth more than $250,000 so that Councillors and senior officials can can avoid the Council’s own 40 to 50 per cent hike in parking charges which ... More >>

Ratepayers Dealt the Damage Tomorrow

Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 2:36 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

Tomorrow ratepayers will learn how Auckland Council’s rates hikes will impact them, with the Council launching its online rating database at midnight tonight. More >>

Len Brown Will Be Licking Lips Re Proposed Treasury Levy

Thursday, 9 July 2015, 8:36 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

A proposed Treasury levy requiring Auckland property investors to pay 1 per cent of the capital value of their rental properties to Auckland Council would have the effect of reducing the incentive for infill housing and would likely push up the ... More >>

Green Man Campaign Creepy, Patronising And Expensive

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 2:47 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is backing the comments of Auckland Transport Blog editor, Matt Lowrie, that Auckland Transport’s “Green Man” campaign is both stupid and creepy , Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says: More >>

Supporters of Rates Hike Will be Held to Account

Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 1:07 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is pledging to hold to account those who support Len Brown’s proposed Auckland Council budget tomorrow, including those who allow it to pass by abstaining. The Alliance, which launched in April, has nearly ten thousand ... More >>

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