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Information Casts Doubt on Cost of Proposed Council Chamber
Monday, 11 May 2015, 3:19 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Ratepayers’ Alliance, which last night revealed secret plans to construct a new council chamber 400 metres from the existing one at Auckland Town Hall, is calling the Council out on what appears to be hood-winking on the true cost of the ... More >>
Councillors Considering $10m Spend on New Chamber
Monday, 11 May 2015, 9:26 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance can reveal that Auckland Council is considering spending up to $10 million of ratepayer money to build a new council chamber so councillors and officials do not have to walk the 400 metres to the Auckland Town Hall. More >>
Rates Increase a Betrayal
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 11:16 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Responding to the New Zealand Herald report that overall rates rises for households will be 9.9%, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance Spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says: “The poorer areas of Auckland will be hit the hardest with the new targeted transport ... More >>
Homebuyers Should Not Be Used as Political Pawns
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 10:21 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on the Auckland Council and the Government to settle their differences and put homeowners first in solving the Auckland housing crisis. Auckland Council is reportedly dragging its feet with regard to the a number ... More >>
Auckland Council in Breach of Local Electoral Act
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 10:17 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has discovered that Auckland Council is in breach of the Local Electoral Act 2001, and is not making electronic copies of candidates’ donation and expense returns publicly available. More >>
Interim Transport Levy Yet Another Targeted Rate
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 12:57 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is slamming the reported proposal from Auckland Mayor Len Brown for a new transport levy and is labelling it 'a shattered promise'. More >>
Council Funds 'Augmented Reality' And Business Lobby Groups
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 9:34 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance can reveal that Auckland Council has pumped more than $28 million of ratepayer money into business lobby groups, including $20 million funding to the failed Heart of the City. More >>
Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance Launched
Monday, 13 April 2015, 9:41 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Rate hikes, proposed new taxes and a culture of wasteful spending has led a group of concerned citizens to form the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance which begins operations from today. More >>
