Auckland Council plan rate rises of up to 23 per cent for thousands of homes
4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Auckland Council s latest budget has a sting in the tail for more than 8000 property owners facing proposed rate increases of between 16 per cent and 23 per cent. Mayor Phil Goff s 10-year budget contains an average rate increase of 5 per cent this year and 3.5 per cent thereafter.
However, a group of 7500 households and businesses in rural towns face a one-off average rate increase of 16 per cent from July this year, or about $430. A smaller group of 616 people on farm lifestyle blocks face rate increases of up to 23 per cent.
Letters to the editor: Housing Available, unequal wealth and population growth
24 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Letter writers have reacted to housing available in New Zealand and Kiwis coming back home. Photo / File
Letter writers have reacted to housing available in New Zealand and Kiwis coming back home. Photo / File
NZ Herald
Housing Available
The housing shortage we are facing has taken a long time to develop, over a decade. The shortage is part of the reason houses are now so expensive.
There is no quick solution because the building industry does not have capacity to further increase supply. More materials, more machinery and more skilled workers are needed for that to happen. However supply has been ramped up to record levels. Sections are not really in short supply, there are thousands of new and infill sites available and properties are now changing hands all over the city to be redeveloped with more dwellings than before and suitable sites are being sold lik