From NZ Herald
"Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has today announced plans to raise rates by 5 per cent next year."

Water has cost more over the years, unlike in Taumarunui where it is free of charge.

aklreels - 2020-12-02 06:31:00

Sooner or later everyone will have meters, they have started already, Waikato for instance.
Your rates are cheap.....go look up some random houses round the country and see....Te Kuiti - $3900, Waikato $2900, Canterbury $3400 and such, all a lot lower CV too. Whereas my son in Waitakere is now paying $1695 a year in rates. 5% ? pah....

lythande1 - 2020-12-02 08:20:00

Why should the rates continue to go up x2 the inflation rate?
Too many useless bureaucrats getting paid far too much to accomplish SFA.

pcle - 2020-12-02 08:23:00

about time aucklanders paid the true price of living there

mouse265 - 2020-12-02 12:37:00

mouse265 wrote:

about time aucklanders paid the true price of living there

About time Auckland motorist got all the tax they pay spent on Auckland roads and stopped subsidising all the provences.

pcle - 2020-12-02 12:56:00

Since a climate emergency has been declared, Council Rates need to be replaced with a Poll Tax.

This madness of subsidizing people to consume finite resources has tto top.

New Zealand is turning into a nation of bludges where now only 3 out 10 households are net contributers.

Edited by ian1990 at 1:27 pm, Wed 2 Dec

ian1990 - 2020-12-02 13:27:00

I have to pay ???? $65 per week in rates which makes it difficult to live on the benefit

toyboy3 - 2020-12-02 14:08:00

ever heard of a Rates Rebate?

funkydunky - 2020-12-02 14:14:00

funkydunky wrote:

ever heard of a Rates Rebate?

the rates rebate is a set amount.
If the rates increases the rebate does not, so the % increase is greater for those on low incomes.

masturbidder - 2020-12-02 17:20:00

pcle wrote:

Why should the rates continue to go up x2 the inflation rate?
Too many useless bureaucrats getting paid far too much to accomplish SFA.

So simply because councils generally buy things that aren't included in the CPI basket and have been increasing more than bread and milk.

sparkychap - 2020-12-02 17:57:00

sparkychap wrote:

So simply because councils generally buy things that aren't included in the CPI basket and have been increasing more than bread and milk.

and now it seems we can add the cost of electric cars/buses

kittylittle - 2020-12-02 19:15:00

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-re
porting/300174585/panukus-blowout-in-staff-earning-over-100k
this is one reason why rates keep going up. More snouts in the trough!!

pamow69 - 2020-12-03 22:40:00

And don't forget our water rates are set to increase by 8% per yr for the next 10 yrs.

blueviking - 2020-12-04 07:22:00

Its a fact of life like taxes. I don't mind paying to live where I choose and have services I need especially clean potable water.

deboron - 2020-12-04 08:06:00

pamow69 wrote:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/loc
al-democracy-reporting/300174585/panukus-blowout-in-staff-ea
rning-over-100k this is one reason why rates keep going up. More snouts in the trough!!

And more "Vanity Projects"that only a small percentage benefit from but all pay for..

gazzat22 - 2020-12-06 10:22:00

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gunna-1 - 2020-12-06 14:44:00