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Free Buses Or Better Roads? Collins And Molloy Can't Have It Both Ways
Monday, 27 June 2022, 2:02 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on mayoral candidates Efeso Collins and Leo Molloy to be upfront with voters about whether they will reduce capital investment in roading or increase rates to fund free public transport. There are growing calls ... More >>
Auckland Councillors Urged To Reject Mayor's Climate Action Plan
Friday, 3 June 2022, 12:10 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is urging Councillors to vote against a proposal that would see rates increase by 5.7% and impose further burden on struggling households. On Tuesday, the Finance and Performance Committee of Auckland Council is expected ... More >>
"City Of Colour" Costing Ratepayers Nearly $400,000
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 11:42 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Officials have revealed that Auckland Council spent around $320,000 on 50 art and lighting installations for the “City of Colour” event, while ratepayer-funded Heart of the City spent $60,000 to promote it. Documents released under the Local ... More >>
Councillors No Show At Committee
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:47 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance understands that a meeting of the Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) Oversight Committee lapsed without commencing on Tuesday because not enough councillors turned up on time. The CCO Oversight Committee was established ... More >>
Beggars Can't Be Choosers: Auckland Transport Should Reinstate Cash Fares
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 6:19 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Auckland Transport (AT) to reinstate cash fares for buses on grounds of both fiscal responsibility and fairness. Auckland Transport suspended cash fares back in March 2020 due to the public health risk from ... More >>
Phil Goff Bowing Out Was The Decent Thing To Do
Monday, 14 February 2022, 11:20 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
With the Mayor of Auckland still under an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, Phil Goff’s bowing out was the decent thing to do, says the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. Jo Holmes say, “The wallets of Auckland ratepayers rejoice at Phil Goff’s ... More >>
Auckland Council Cannot Let Local Ratepayers Subsidise Northland’s Water
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 5:08 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Auckland Council to firmly ‘opt-out’ of the Government’s proposed “Three Waters” reforms that would see Auckland ratepayers pay more to bring up to standard Northland’s ailing water infrastructure. ... More >>
Council’s reckless borrowing means first home buyers pay
Friday, 10 September 2021, 3:26 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is slamming Auckland Council’s proposals to hike development contributions of around $15,000 to $84,500 per new residence for Dury, and says the Council is making it even harder for first home buyers. “Normally ... More >>
Auckland Transport blows $121,000 on footpath hopscotch
Friday, 10 September 2021, 10:29 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Transport has spent $121,000 pointing out pedestrian shortcuts through the central city, the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance can reveal. More >>
Auckland Museum’s Plans For $2 Million Salary Increases A Smackdown To Ratepayers
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 11:03 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is labelling a planned 11 percent rise in Auckland Museum staff costs , courtesy of the ratepayer, as an out of touch assault on ratepayers’ pockets. Alliance spokesperson, Monique Poirier, says: “Given the current economic ... More >>
Auckland Transport Should Be Consulting Communities
Monday, 22 February 2021, 12:43 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is questioning the lack of community consultation by Auckland Transport in relation to the 13 traffic cameras set to be installed on Onewa Road. Alliance spokesperson, Monique Poirier, says: “It is unacceptable that ... More >>
Auckland Council's So-called Billion Dollar 'Revenue Loss' A Con
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 3:25 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance Is Slamming Auckland Council’s Continued Claim That COVID-19 Is Costing It A Billion Dollars - Supposedly Justifying A Proposal To Hike Rates By 5% Next Year And Doubling Of Water Charges Over The Next Decade. ... More >>
Complaint Laid Against Auckland Council For Misleading Financial Markets
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 8:44 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has this morning lodged a complaint with the Financial Markets Authority alleging a breach of the Financial Markets Conduct Act for a deceptive media statements on the size of a proposed rate increase made by ... More >>
2020 Ratepayers’ Report Shows How Auckland Council Needs To Cut Rates
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 8:57 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The 2020 edition of Ratepayers’ Report confirms that Auckland Council is charging the second highest rates in the country, with an average bill of $3,469 per rating unit. The Report was co-published by the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance and the ... More >>
No Phil, It’s Not A “$36 Rates Bump”
Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 2:51 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is accusing Mayor Phil Goff of being disingenuous in his presentation of an aggressive 5% rate hike. Alliance spokesperson Monique Poirier says, “Phil Goff is extremely disingenuous in describing his rates hike ... More >>
Congestion Charge Must Not Milk Motorists
Monday, 30 November 2020, 4:02 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is warning Auckland Mayor Phil Goff to take heed of the most important recommendation in the road pricing report released today : The primary objective of congestion pricing is to improve network performance, ... More >>
Former Labour Party Leader Is Right: Heads Should Roll Over Council’s $1400 Million Interest Rate Bungle
Monday, 16 November 2020, 5:13 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Ratepayers’ Alliance is backing former Labour Party leader David Cunliffe’s call for heads to roll at Auckland Council for the $1.4 billion losses on interest-rate derivatives in the past two years after the Council’s strategy of fixing interest ... More >>
Ratepayers Willing To Step Up To Plug Mayor's Budget "Hole"
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 12:28 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Ratepayers’ Alliance is today publicly offering to fund an independent economist to work with the Mayor, Finance Chair, and Council officials to plug the reported $1b hole in the Council’s finances. Ratepayers’ Alliance spokeswoman, Monique ... More >>
Town Hall Richlister's Salary Higher Than First Feared
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 12:29 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Responding to the revelation that outgoing Watercare chief executive Raveen Jaduram’s salary reached $815,000, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Monique Poirier says: “No wonder the Council were slamming our Town Hall Rich List and saying it ... More >>
National Misses The Mark On Auckland Council Review
Monday, 5 October 2020, 3:43 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Responding to Judith Collins’ promise that the National Party will undertake an extensive review of Auckland Council and its CCOs if elected into Government, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says: “This is a step in the right ... More >>
