13 May 2022

Encroachment fee hike plan angers Wellingtonians

From Morning Report, 8:49 am on 13 May 2022

Wellington residents and business owners who have to pay to use their own garages are furious at the city council's proposal to double their fees.

The council says encroachment fees - for the use of road reserve under carpads, carports, cablecars and other structures - have not gone up in a decade.

Ruth Hill reports.