The way in which Waitomo Mayor John Robertson announced the district is planning a nil rates increase for the coming financial year did not escape criticism from its councillors.
Houses in Parkside, Te Kuiti, in Waitomo district where rates will be held at a zero increase.
Photo: Waitomo District Council / waitomo.govt.nz
Robertson made the announcement at the extraordinary council meeting on Friday morning where the council approved its draft Long Term Plan (LTP), subject to audit, before going out to public consultation.
For the next financial year the rates in the district will be held at a zero increase: "With just a slight decrease overall," he said in his mayoral report.