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Rates Increase A Betrayal To Aucklanders
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 5:21 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers Alliance is labelling today’s decision by Auckland Councillors to increase rates by 3.5% a ‘betrayal’ and promises to work to remove at the next council election those Councillors who have put up taxes in a recession. Ratepayers ... More >>
Auckland Council Can No Longer Use The Weather As An Excuse To Hike Rates
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 1:55 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
“The Council has been using the water crisis as an excuse to prime Auckland ratepayers for a painful 3.5% increase in rates. Supposedly, the crisis has introduced $239 million in new costs.” “However, the Government has now announced $196 million ... More >>
The Absolute Cheek Of Auckland Council!
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 4:33 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says: “Auckland Council has released a statement to media boasting that, based on submissions to the Emergency Budget, a majority of Aucklanders support its rates increase. What the Council fails ... More >>
Green Party Should Butt Out Of Auckland Rates Debate
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 2:23 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Responding to the Green Party’s push for higher rates in Auckland, Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says: Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says, “Apparently, a rate hike of 3.5% isn’t enough for the Green Party. They think ratepayers should ... More >>
Auckland Council Must Not Destroy Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
Friday, 12 June 2020, 4:18 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is demanding Phil Goff rule out removal of the Memorial to controversial former Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage after a growing international drive to remove statues which are seen to represent cultural disharmony ... More >>
Campaign Launched To Stop Auckland Council’s Handling Of Rates Consultation
Sunday, 7 June 2020, 8:05 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has launched a major campaign to give a voice to the hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders who oppose Auckland Council’s proposed rate hike options. Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says, “In Auckland ... More >>
Auckland Council Must Have Public Hearings On Emergency Rates Decision
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 9:29 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
“Parliament can meet, Select Committees are running, pubs are open and hundreds can protest in Aotea Square , but Auckland Council doesn’t want to hear from struggling ratepayers on the economic effects of COVID-19 and the Council’s proposal to put ... More >>
Council Pay Cuts Welcome, But Rich Listers Get Off Easy
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 7:03 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming tonight’s news that Auckland Council is asking staff paid more than $100,000 to take a six-month 5 to 10 percent pay cut, but points out it doesn’t match what many central government agencies ... More >>
Revealed: Auckland Transport Introduces Voluntary Pay Cuts
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 7:37 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has been informed that Auckland Transport is introducing a pay freeze and voluntary pay cut scheme for staff below the executive level. Non-executive staff paid above $175,000 are asked to forego 7.5% of salary ... More >>
The 86 Auckland Council Staff Paid More Than $250,000
Sunday, 3 May 2020, 8:23 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is pleased to present the inaugural Auckland Town Hall Rich List, revealing the names and salaries of the highest-paid staff at Auckland Council and its subsidiaries. View the full report at www.ratepayers.nz/rich_list ... More >>
Phil Goff Now In The Minority With Prime Minister’s Call For Rates Decrease
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 3:59 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Labour Party’s Mayor of Auckland is now out of step with his party leader, with the Prime Minister telling Parliament this afternoon (09:18) that councils should be lessening the burden on ratepayers. Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson ... More >>
Auckland Council Must Follow The PM's Lead On Payroll Cuts
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 5:39 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Mayor Phil Goff and Auckland Council to follow Wellington’s lead and cut the pay of its elected officials and council bigwigs. Jo Holmes, the Alliance 's spokesperson, said “The Prime Minister's public ... More >>
Hotelier And Airbnb Taxes Should Be Scrapped While ATEED’s Job Is Redundant
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 3:50 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling on Auckland Council to scrap its Accommodation Providers' Targeted Rate (APTR) – the tax on hoteliers and Air BnB’ers to fund ATEED’s tourism and event promotion – while the sector faces next to ... More >>
Mayor Goff’s Excuses Don’t Add Up
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 1:30 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s excuses for continuing ahead with his planned rates hikes, despite the financial turmoil caused by COVID-19, don’t add up say the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance . Jo Holmes, a spokeswoman for the Alliance says, “Mayor ... More >>
ATEED's New ‘digital Content’ Role Flies In Face Of Economic Reality
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 11:26 am | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is slamming ATEED as completely out of touch with the economic reality of Aucklanders after the agency posted a job advertisement for a newly created role: a “Digital Content Specialist” . “ATEED should be ... More >>
Auckland's Planned Rate Hike Looks Increasingly Absurd
Monday, 6 April 2020, 3:37 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Christchurch City Council's move toward a rates freeze shows that Auckland Council's planned rate hike can be withdrawn, says the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance . Alliance spokeswoman Jo Holmes says, "With councils across the country moving toward ... More >>
Government must put a spending cap on its Auckland tram
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 2:28 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Transport Minister Phil Twyford needs to put a firm spending limit on the cost of his Auckland tram, says the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance as competing proposals appear to spiral out of control. Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says, ... More >>
National Party allowed a disastrous result for Auckland
Saturday, 12 October 2019, 6:16 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The result of the 2019 Auckland Mayoral election shows the need for stronger campaigning from the centre-right, says the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance. More >>
Time to pump the breaks on doomed ride-sharing app
Friday, 4 October 2019, 12:43 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Having picked up a Jonesie Award nomination yesterday, it’s clearer than ever that Auckland Council needs to pump the breaks on its $1.3 million “AT Local” ride-sharing trial, says the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance . Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson ... More >>
Mayoral and Council candidates sign rates pledge
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 2:04 pm | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has today released its voting guide for the 2019 Mayoral and Council elections, showing who has signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. More >>
