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$30,000 Bill For Wellington’s Climate Party
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 11:12 am | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
Council should focus on flood protection, stormwater upgrades, and infrastructure resilience where it can actually make a difference, instead of wasting money on feel-good workshops. More >>
Ratepayer Victory - Investigation Announced Into $600k Library Website Blowout
Monday, 8 June 2026, 5:46 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
The Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming the launch of an investigation into the Wellington library website’s extraordinary cost blowout, just days after the Alliance publicly called for answers . Spokesman James Ross said the decision ... More >>
Wellington Council Must Open The Books On Library Website Blowout
Friday, 5 June 2026, 5:58 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
The Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling for a full council inquiry into how a straightforward library website project ended up costing ratepayers nearly $600,000, despite lacking basic functionality. Alliance spokesman James Ross said: ... More >>
Andrew Little: Ratepayer Hero On Wellington Supercity Referendum
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 8:37 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
The Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance is backing Wellington Mayor Andrew Little's call that any council amalgamation across the Wellington region must only proceed with the backing of ratepayers through a referendum. Wellington Ratepayers Alliance ... More >>
Ratepayers Fund $420,000 Ad Campaign For Water Monopoly
Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 11:45 am | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, James Ross, says; “Ratepayers don’t need a $420,000 marketing campaign. They need pipes fixed.” More >>
End The Guesswork On Tiaki Wai Debt-Loading
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 2:27 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
When even DIA are saying Tiaki Wai has been burdened with debt levels ‘significantly higher than the amount of money council borrowed for three waters’, ratepayers can smell a rat. More >>
Council Fat Cats Spend $900k On Food And Drink While Slashing CAB Funding
Friday, 22 May 2026, 2:39 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
When it comes time to cut costs, a key community service like the CAB is on the chopping block while the bureaucracy keeps feeding itself. More >>
Another Day, Another Water Failure As Meter Costs Triple
Monday, 4 May 2026, 1:43 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesman James Ross said: “Why are Wellington councils completely incapable of keeping major capital projects on budget? Four thousand dollars per household to install a water meter is nowhere close to acceptable.” More >>
Wellington Water Clamming Up Is Unacceptable
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 10:23 am | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
The Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance calls on the mayors of the region to yank on Wellington Water’s chain and bring them to heel. More >>
Scrap Golden Mile, Or CBD Will Follow Thorndon Quay
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:05 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
Shuttered shops and closed cafes suck the life out of our city. With $1,700-per-household already lined up to turn the Golden Mile into a building site, Thorndon Quay is just the start. More >>
Wellington Council Job Cuts Step In Right Direction - But Don’t Stop There
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 11:13 am | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
Wellington Council’s wage bill has exploded 40 percent is just five years, and the number of salaries over $200,000 has jumped from 17 to 39, Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance Spokesman James Ross said More >>
Wellington Metro Water Hole Sucks Ratepayers Into The Financial Abyss
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 11:45 am | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
“Decades of poor management and misguided focus on nice-to-haves have brought us to the point where Wellington is an increasingly unaffordable, unattractive place to live.” More >>
Moa Point Latest Wellington Budget Blowout
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 10:40 am | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesman James Ross said: “Whether it’s Moa Point, the Town Hall, a $2.3 million toilet, or a $560,000 bike rack, the issue is the same: mismanagement, overruns, and no consequences.” More >>
Ratepayer Victory: $5,000-per-metre Waterfront Fence Stopped
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 1:18 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
“This is a win for transparency, accountability, and ratepayers. Councillors deserve credit for standing up to staff pressure and putting a stop to a fence that was completely out of touch with public priorities.” More >>
Staff Pushing $5,000-Per-Metre Fence - Ratepayers Need Their Say
Monday, 4 August 2025, 12:28 pm | Wellington Ratepayers' Alliance
“$5,000 per metre of fence is ludicrous, but running up a bill like that without even asking the people picking up the bill is scandalous.” More >>
