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Auckland Council forced to use ‘rainy day’ funds
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 12:06 pm | No More Rates
Auckland Council is within a hairsbreadth of having its credit rating re-assessed which could lead to higher interest costs and greater rates increases for Auckland ratepayers. More >>
Unitary Plan process shows SuperCity failure
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 11:14 am | No More Rates
The structure of the SuperCity must change following revelations which emerged at the meeting last night and showed a picture of poor communication, abuse of power, lack of contestable advice to elected members, lack of powers for local boards – ... More >>
Auckland rezoning row will decide October elections
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 12:17 pm | No More Rates
Tomorrow’s Extraordinary Auckland Council meeting could have a major impact on the October Council election. More >>
Will Victoria rule over Auckland?
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 11:48 am | No More Rates
Will Victoria rule over Auckland? For those who have witnessed the lack of strong leadership on the Auckland Council the appearance of Victoria Crone into the mayoral battle should give a reasonable level of hope. More >>
Auckland Mayor Len Brown should go now
Monday, 9 November 2015, 9:38 am | No More Rates
Len Brown’s stated intention to complete his current term will have filled most Auckland ratepayers with alarm. More >>
Auckland Council Foreign Affairs workload expands
Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:05 am | No More Rates
Under the leadership of Deputy-Mayor Hulse Auckland Council has resolved to join the C40 club of climate change leadership cities working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
Hawkes Bay result a victory for local democracy
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 5:07 pm | No More Rates
With the rejection of amalgamations in Wellington and Northland, and now Hawkes Bay, it is now clear that New Zealand has had enough of SuperCity style local government. More >>
LGNZ funding review is more about councils spending more
Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 5:22 pm | No More Rates
LGNZ funding review is more about councils spending more rather than helping ratepayers to pay less. More >>
Mayor must stop scaremongering and drop the Transport Levy
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 11:23 am | No More Rates
The Mayor has grossly misled ratepayers by claiming they are ready to pay for additional transport projects through his new Transport Levy. More >>
Auckland Councillors cannot abstain on rates vote
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:27 am | No More Rates
Councillors cannot abstain on the most important decision this Council must make – setting the level of rates for the new financial year commencing 1st July. More >>
‘Foreign Affairs’ Dept. not a ratepayers' responsibility
Friday, 19 June 2015, 3:43 pm | No More Rates
News that Sir Bob Harvey had been appointed Ambassador for Auckland is being received with outrage by ratepayers who are facing a 9.5% rate increase on July 1st – including the $114 Transport Targeted Rate. More >>
Mayor’s Transport Plan under attack from all sides
Friday, 12 June 2015, 1:56 pm | No More Rates
The storm is gathering over the future of Auckland’s transport systems – and maybe over the Council itself. More >>
Mayor’s Transport Plan under attack from all sides.
Friday, 12 June 2015, 11:47 am | No More Rates
The storm is gathering over the future of Auckland’s transport systems – and maybe over the Council itself More >>
Rejection of two SuperCities calls for rethink
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 3:10 pm | No More Rates
The back-down by the Local Government Commission [LGC] on a Wellington SuperCity is a significant victory for that region’s ratepayers. More >>
Transport levy is losing Mayor support
Friday, 15 May 2015, 10:26 am | No More Rates
Four Auckland Councillors, who last week voted in favour of a 9.9% rates increase, now want the budget reviewed because they feel the new transport levy will ‘add significantly to a level of rates that is already difficult’ for many ratepayers ... More >>
Auckland Council must cut expenditure on rail and drop levy
Monday, 11 May 2015, 9:09 am | No More Rates
Now that the Government has made it clear that it does not support Mayor Brown’s Transport Plan for Auckland he must drop the Transport Levy he wants to inflict on Auckland’s ratepayers. More >>
Auditor General asked to review new Transport Rate
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 4:00 pm | No More Rates
NoMoreRates has asked the Auditor General to review the consultation, or lack it, leading up to the decision by the Auckland Council today in impose a $99 ‘levy’ on every household on top of the already announced 2.5% rates increase. More >>
Demand for Mayor to put Central Rail Link on hold
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 10:07 am | No More Rates
NoMoreRates has written to Mayor Len Brown asking him to postpone work on the Central Rail Link project until full funding is securely in place, including Government’s half share of the cost. More >>
The Mayor is again proposing to spend more than affordable
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 1:42 pm | No More Rates
The Auckland Mayor’s budget is a smoke and mirrors exercise by lowering the rates increase from 3.5% to 2.5% - and then imposing a Targeted Transport fixed rate of $99 for residents and $159 for businesses. More >>
80% of Aucklanders don’t support 3.5% rates increase
Friday, 13 March 2015, 9:59 am | No More Rates
Auckland Council has spent huge sums on a ‘consultation’ programme seeking citizen’s views on its 10-year budget of income and expenditure. More >>
