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Super City Needs Commitment to Fiscal Prudence
Monday, 14 December 2015, 5:04 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming the announcement from Victoria Crone that she will be standing for the Auckland Mayoralty next year. Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says: More >>
Ratepayer Groups Shut Out of Phil Goff's Announcement
Sunday, 22 November 2015, 2:45 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming the Labour Party’s decision to put up a strong candidate in Phil Goff to replace its existing Mayor in Auckland, but note that no ratepayer group was invited to today’s announcement. More >>
Ratepayers urge council to ditch planning rules
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 8:53 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is hoping Thursday’s vote to reduce the number of ’sites of value’ to local iwi in the Unitary Plan is a sign of more to come. The sites, which are part of the Unitary Plan’s “Mana Whenua” provisions require ... More >>
Finances should be centre-piece of Goff Mayoral race
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 2:29 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming the expected announcement from Labour's Phil Goff that he will be putting his hat in the ring to be the next Mayor of Auckland. Carmel Claridge, Spokesperson for the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance , says: More >>
Is Mexico City Junket Reason for Joining Climate Group?
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 4:14 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
On Thursday Auckland Council’s Development Committee will be debating whether to join a coalition of cities to share information on climate change. The group, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, is to gather in Mexico City next year. More >>
Councillors shouldn't entertain TPPA stunt
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 5:21 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is telling Auckland Council to stick to its knitting after today’s Regional Strategy and Policy Committee was hijacked by Councillor Wayne Walker who put forward a Notice of Motion with a number of recommendations ... More >>
Super City Debt a Ticking Time Bomb
Friday, 2 October 2015, 9:20 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Council’s debt per person is now so high that it makes the failed Kaipara District Council look prudent, according to an Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance 'Ratepayers' Briefing released today. The paper, by Moritz Miersch, reports on the total liabilities ... More >>
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 >>
