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Eke Panuku Must Explain Failure Of 'Own-your-own' Home Scheme
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 11:59 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Eke Panuku to explain why close to 60 Auckland Council-owned flats are sitting vacant and in a state of dire disrepair. This morning, Radio New Zealand reported that more than a third of the flats owned ... More >>
Ratepayers' Alliance Calling For Urgent Review Of Eke Panuku
Monday, 17 October 2022, 12:17 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says the Governing Body must investigate why the Council Controlled Organisation is not self-sufficient and whether it is duplicating the work of Council officers. Information obtained under the Local Government ... More >>
Ratepayers Congratulate Wayne Brown
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 6:57 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is congratulating Mayor-elect Wayne Brown. A progress report on Saturday afternoon indicates that Brown has won a strong mandate to govern from the centre-right. Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesman Josh Van Veen said: ... More >>
Goff Sets Very Bad Example For Next Mayor
Friday, 7 October 2022, 10:49 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says outgoing Mayor Phil Goff has treated councillors and ratepayers with contempt by withholding information about rail closures. On Friday, Stuff reported that Mayor Phil Goff was briefed about planned rail shutdowns three ... More >>
Big Salaries Lead To $30 Million Payroll Blowout In Auckland Council
Friday, 30 September 2022, 5:18 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says the number of Auckland Council staff paid more than $200,000 has increased by 32% since the year ended 30 June 2021. On Friday, Auckland Council published the 2022 Annual Report including Financial Statements ... More >>
Darby Must Tell Voters About 'Cyclavia Sundays'
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 11:13 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Emails obtained under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act confirm that Councillor Chris Darby (North Shore) has been lobbying Waka Kotahi to close a lane of the Auckland Harbour Bridge for cycling on Sundays. In an email to ... More >>
Brown Must Stand Up For Ratepayers
Friday, 16 September 2022, 11:48 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Ratepayers’ Alliance asked all mayoral and ward candidates to give an iron clad guarantee that they will vote to keep future rate rises below household inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The 2022 Ratepayer Protection Pledge also ... More >>
Rates Could Double Under Efeso Collins
Saturday, 3 September 2022, 12:33 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Labour-endorsed mayoral candidate Efeso Collins to sign the 2022 Ratepayer Protection Pledge if he is serious about easing the financial burden on struggling Auckland households. In a policy release ... More >>
Auckland Rates Up 17% Under Goff, Staff Costs Out Of Control
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 5:22 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland households are now paying the highest average rates in the country, according to Ratepayers’ Report , a nation-wide local government league table published by the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance with the Tauranga Ratepayers' Alliance and the ... More >>
C&R Betrays Centre-right, Viv Beck Must Step Up
Friday, 19 August 2022, 10:28 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says the centre-right bloc on Auckland Council has betrayed voters by failing to oppose Auckland Transport’s anti-car agenda. Yesterday, the Council’s Environment & Climate Change Committee held an ... More >>
AT Survey Found Only 12% Support For Cycling
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 11:19 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance Is Dismissing Claims That There Is Wide Public Support For Auckland Transport’s Anti-car Transport Emissions Reduction Plan. An Internal Report Obtained Under The Local Government Official Information And Meetings ... More >>
Auckland Ratepayers Alliance Poll Shapes Election
Friday, 12 August 2022, 11:33 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Hours after the Auckland Ratepayers Alliance Curia poll was released, Auckland Mayoral Candidate Leo Molloy has withdrawn from the race. "Leo Molloy’s decision reflects his strength of character. We criticised aspects of Mr. Molloy's policy but we never ... More >>
Auckland Harbour Bridge Cycleway Must Be Ruled Out - Once And For All
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 10:12 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Waka Kotahi to stand firm on its decision to rule out a cycleway on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. North Shore Councillors Darby and Hills must also take a stand. Radio New Zealand reported this morning that ... More >>
Grossly Overpaid Managers Should Take 8% Pay Cut
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 2:42 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Today, Auckland Council announced $8 million of new funding that will see bus drivers receive an average 8% pay rise from $23.71 to $25.62 per hour. The decision is in response to a massive driver shortage that has led to 2,000 bus cancellations a day. ... More >>
Darby Should Call Vote On At Parking Strategy
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 11:38 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is urging Councillor Chris Darby, Chair of the Planning Committee, to call an urgent vote on Auckland Transport’s Parking Strategy before local body elections. The New Zealand Herald reported today that, ... More >>
Goff Finds $3 Million Savings In Office Budget
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 12:44 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is taking the unprecedented step of praising Mayor Phil Goff for his fiscal prudence. Information obtained under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 reveals that Mayor Goff ... More >>
Collins Won't Rule Out Defunding Roads
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 9:52 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is troubled by inconsistencies and lack of detail in mayoral candidate Efeso Collins’ new transport policy. Councillor Collins announced his five-point plan at a meeting in Te Atatu last night but failed to explain how ... More >>
Beck Policy Makes Sense
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 1:43 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance supports a proposal by mayoral candidate Viv Beck to cancel the Auckland Light Rail Project and prioritise high-speed public transport. In January, the Government announced it was developing plans for light rail by tunnel ... More >>
Poll Asks Wrong Question About Free Public Transport
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 11:36 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
A new poll conducted by Talbot Mills purports to show overwhelming support for mayoral candidate Efeso Collins’ fares-free public transport policy. However, the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says the wrong question was asked. The poll of 772 Aucklanders, ... More >>
Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance Condemns Violence Against Efeso Collins
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 11:14 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is urging candidates to tone down their rhetoric and leave personal attacks out of the campaign. On Wednesday morning, The New Zealand Herald reported that mayoral candidate Efeso Collins and his family were “nearly ... More >>
