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Wellington City Council proposes one-off rates increase of 13.5 per cent 4 Mar, 2021 07:32 AM 4 minutes to read 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 su...

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A tenants' advocacy group says renters are having their tenancies prematurely ended.

Wellington family looks back at year of car-free living © RNZ / Dom Thomas A family-of-five who've gone car-less reckon it's made no difference to their finances - and they've had to get creative about how they get around.  Reporter Harry Lock and video journalist Dom Thomas joined the family during the morning rush to see how they're getting on. People are being encouraged to reduce use of road transport - which is responsible for more than 40 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions.  But Wellington-based Keizer-Day family is forging their own path - ditching their car for bikes, buses...

Emergency housing special needs grants have more than doubled in two years.