Te Aroha resident Dez Maney said it’s something he just has to put up with. “There’s a way around everything, it’s not a thing that will affect your living, so you just have to adjust accordingly.” Maney has lived in Te Aroha for his entire life and moved to the block of flats four years ago. He is now 90 years old and enjoys sharing his homegrown produce with his neighbours. But deputy mayor Neil Goodger wasn’t happy with the sudden price hike during a recent meeting when the decision was made. “I thought we had made a decision to increase them slowly every year, we should have done that,” he said. “We wouldn’t be in the position we are in now.