It defies belief that Auckland Council planners can charge a Whangaripo family more than $20,000 in fees for the construction of a cabin that is just 28.8 square metres. Pictured going through reams of council paperwork (below), and outside the half-built cabin, are Coll Bell and his daughter Melany Parker.
Rural ratepayers are being stung with exorbitant development contributions, most of which are being used by Auckland Council to fund infrastructure city-wide. This has emerged after a Whangaripo family received a $12,628 bill from council for development contributions for the construction ...
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