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Landfill opponents come together Environmental lawyer Andrew Braggins took questions from the crowd. Unity, hope and determination were on display in Wellsford today, when around 200 people packed into the Community Centre for an anti-landfill hui organised by Fight the Tip: Tiaki Te Whenua. An enthusiastic and vocal crowd loudly applauded vows from Fight the Tip members, MPs, councillors, iwi leaders and an environmental lawyer to fight Waste Management and Auckland Council and stop the develo...

Countering the critics: Waste Management’s case Mahurangi Matters questioned Waste Management after commissioners decided to grant their resource consent application for a landfill in the Dome Valley …  WM must be pleased with the decision of the commissioners. However, opposition to the landfill has been enormous with a demonstration (hikoi) down Queen Street, a rahui placed on the landfill site by local iwi, objections by political leaders of all persuasions (e.g. Chris Penk, Marja Lube...

Hill St funded Work on the new-look Hill Street could start as early as next year. A major upgrade to the troubled Hill Street intersection now looks certain after Auckland Council’s Planning Committee confirmed funding for it last week. The Planning Committee overwhelmingly voted for a revised Regional Land Transport Plan, which included $4.7 million to fix Hill Street. The funding was due to be confirmed by the Auckland Transport (AT) board this week, but Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers said...

Landfill timeline and community opposition A community united in opposition Mahurangi Matters sought the views of community leaders in the wake of the commissioners’ decision to grant a resource consent to allow a landfill in the Dome Valley … Dr Jason Smith Mayor of Kaipara District Council (KDC) I am extremely disappointed. The KDC’s elected members voted unanimously to put in a submission rejecting the idea of a landfill, which we did. My feeling is that the broad range of concerns tha...

Todd Niall12:58, May 25 2021 David White stuff.co.nz Meeting Aucklands goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030 "will be tough", but it is achievable, the mayor says. Auckland councillors have voted in the proposed five per cent, one-off rates rise, arguing the city needs to keep investing in infrastructure, even when revenue has taken a hit from Covid-19. Four voted against stepping up from the initially-planned 3.5 per cent rise - councillors Greg Sayers, Wayne Walker, Sharon Stewart and Joh...

Amid Covid-19 recovery measures, ratepayers can expect yearly rates increases for a decade.

Auckland ratepayers will pay 5 percent more this year, and a cumulative increase of more than 40 percent over the next decade, as the council fixes the growing city's assets and pays for new infrastructure.

Hill Street back on agenda Pressure group Fix Hill Street Now posted billboards decrying the fact Hill Street was absent from Council’s 10-year budget.     Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers says the Hill Street intersection looks likely to figure in Auckland Council’s 10-year budget, following a meeting with the Auckland Transport board of directors.      Late last week, Cr Sayers says he has secured indications from the board that $7 million will, in all probability, be set aside to p...

Auckland Council plan rate rises of up to 23 per cent for thousands of homes 4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Auckland Councils 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 Goffs 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 ave...