Category: Auckland Council Finances
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Press Release – Mayoral Budget proposal will affect Arts Environment and Community
The cuts proposed in the Mayoral Budget proposal will have a devastating effect on the Waitakere Ranges community. “Although the proposal is said to be a 5% reduction, because of the way it is calculated the Waitakere Ranges Local Board could see 8% of its funding cut. The cuts will mean that 60% of the…
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My Chair’s report for December 2022 – the Board’s goals, Council finances and the Arts
What the local board wants to achieve this term The following is the text from my speech to the inaugural meeting setting out what we want achieve this term: “Three years ago, I set out eleven different areas I wanted the Board to work on and I thought I would do the same this term.…
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How does Auckland Council’s budget compare to that of an ordinary household?
There are lots of shock horror claims about Auckland Council’s finances. But if you compare it to an ordinary household things are not as bad as some would make you think.