1 Dec 2021

Auckland mayor pitches new levy to fund climate change fight

From Checkpoint, 6:13 pm on 1 December 2021

Looking through the fog of an ongoing pandemic, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has proposed a billion dollars to fight what he says will have a much greater impact than Covid.

His climate change-centred budget proposal would put more buses on the road, electrify ferries, and provide better walking and cycling routes.

But a catch: Aucklanders will have to pay even more in rates.

Jordan Bond reports.