Project Auckland: Finance Minister Grant Robertson s priorities for Auckland
8 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM
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Infrastructure and Finance Minister Grant Robertson talks to Fran O Sullivan on Auckland s future investments. NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell
Infrastructure and Finance Minister Grant Robertson talks to Fran O Sullivan on Auckland s future investments. NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson is relishing his ability to drive progress on major projects that Labour campaigned on in Auckland without the uncertainty of coalition politicking. Robertson took on the pivotal infrastructure portfolio after the Labour Government was re-elected with a majority in Parliament last September. It had previously been held by former New Zealand First Cabinet Minister Shane Jones.
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The marathon meeting lasted nearly the entire day.
The Long-Term Plan Committee meeting began with two hours of public submissions, followed by a number of amendments as councillors tried to force their own agendas through.
What was agreed upon will now go to the community for consultation, before it is then re-considered and adopted by council before 30 June.
Mayor Andy Foster has described the budget as the city s most ambitious as the council reckons with some of the most pressing issues its ever faced: historical under-investment in water infrastructure; a severe housing shortage with escalating rents and prices; numerous public buildings closed due to poor resilience; and an ever-present climate crisis.
Wellington City Council proposes one-off rates increase of 13.5 per cent
4 Mar, 2021 07:32 AM
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Wellington City Council has finalised its budget for the next 10 years, proposing a rates increase next year of 13.53 per cent. Photo / Mark Mitchell
RNZ
By Harry Lock of RNZ
Wellington City Council has finalised its budget for the next 10 years, proposing a rates increase next year of 13.53 per cent, and an average increase of 5.77 per cent over the next decade.
The marathon meeting lasted nearly the entire day.
The Long-Term Plan Committee meeting began with two hours of public submissions, followed by a number of amendments as councillors tried to force their own agendas through.
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