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Viewpoint – Board member obligations

A recent article in this paper about the cost of a couple of new public toilets the Rodney Local Board is building, provided a response...

Viewpoint – Beware election-time rants on rates

We’re about to enter Auckland Council’s Annual Budget consultation process, and this brings the often passionate debate about what the level of rates should be....

Viewpoint – Alerting Auckland Transport

Auckland Council was established in 2010 with a very different system of local governance than prevailed under Rodney District Council. A decade on, there is...

Viewpoint – What do we mean by core business?

Everyone will now know that Auckland Council faces significant losses in income that will affect its budgets for some years to come. With this has...

Viewpoint – Ready for the dry summer?

Are you a rainwater tank user? There are three things to consider ahead of what is predicted to be another dry summer … 1. Understand...

Viewpoint – Wanted: Our GST

We’re acutely aware of how much property rates we pay as we get a regular bill. One positive thing about this is we’re focused on...