13 Apr 2018
Critics say Auckland's proposed rate hike won't be enough
Aucklanders are being asked to give up their demands for small rates rises to tackle some of the region's major long-standing problems. But critics say the new layers of rates - to target water quality and the environment and a new regional fuel tax - still won't be enough. The mayor Phil Goff says despite decades of underinvestment there's still a limit on what people will pay.