Pages tagged “Wellington”

  1. Wellington consultants more than doubles in five years: “The opposite of what Council needs to do.”

    Posted in NEWS by May 27, 2025

    Responding to news that Wellington City Council’s consultant costs have more than doubled since 2020, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Sam Warren said:“This is incredibly insulting as a 12.0 percent rates increases has just been announced—on top of last year’s 16.9 percent hike. That’s more than a...

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  4. Wellington Water Must Sack Employee Caught Bragging about Wagging Work Amidst Water Crisis

    Posted in NEWS by January 10, 2024

    Commenting on a Wellington Water employee posting footage of themselves on social media bragging about ‘slacking off’, doing no work whilst still getting paid, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said:“In November alone, of over 3,800 leaks in the region, around 3,050 were left...

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  6. Wellingtonians Lumped with the Bill for Exorbitant Heritage Pet Projects

    Posted in NEWS by December 7, 2023

    Responding to Wellington city’s earthquake-strengthening crisis, which sees the city on track to upgrade just 20% of vulnerable buildings, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said:“Hundreds of millions of dollars are being burnt upgrading earthquake-prone buildings, whether the owners want to keep the building or...

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  8. Taxpayers’ Union Baffled by Wellington City Council’s Corporate Bailout

    Posted in NEWS by October 5, 2023

      Responding to news that Wellington City Council is planning to buy the land under the currently earthquake-prone Reading cinema complex and re-strengthen the building, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns Callum Purves said:“The Reading Cinema may be a dead spot in the heart of the City...

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  9. Wellington City Council must slash waste to prepare for climate change

    Posted in NEWS by March 13, 2023

    Wellington City Council must slash waste to prepare for climate change On Monday, The Dominion Post reported that Wellington City Council’s Environment and Infrastructure Committee has been advised to spend an additional $15.4 million on retaining walls to prevent floods and land slippage caused by extreme...

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  10. Greater Wellington loses $43million on one building

    Posted in NEWS by June 17, 2014

    The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the property management skill at Greater Wellington Regional Council which has lost 95% of the purchase price of the building it used to occupy. Information released to the Taxpayers’ Union under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act show that ‘Pringle House’ in Wakefield Street, also known...

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