The delivery of critical services and infrastructure – like public transport and flood protection – will be compromised in the Wellington Region unless the Government reconsiders its proposed rates capping…
Chair of Greater Wellington, Councillor Daran Ponter, says that the Government’s rates cap proposal will likely increase costs, erode services and are already negatively impacting the region. Many of this government’s…
Under section 119 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Wellington Regional Council, at its meeting on 27 August 2024, determined that it is desirable to set the 2024/25 Wellington…
Greater Wellington has recently discovered some of its general rates have been incorrectly applied and collected within Wellington city, since the 2019/20 financial year. The discovery during a rates-modelling exercise undertaken…
Regional councillors approved the funding of key projects and a rates rise of 16.94% at a council meeting today, as they voted to adopt Greater Wellington’s 2023/24 Annual Plan. The increase…
Public feedback is being sought on Greater Wellington’s Annual Plan 2023/24, which proposes a rates increase of 17.8 percent. This equates to an extra $1.99 per week for the average residential…
Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Chris Laidlaw today expressed his disappointment with wildly inaccurate reports of a 15 per cent rate hike for 2020/21. "It is disappointing to see a constructive,…
Greater Wellington Regional Council today voted to confine its increase to 2019/20 regional rates to an average of 5.9%, the amount forecast in its Long Term Plan 2018-28. The decision was…
Greater Wellington Regional Council today adopted its 10-Year Plan and proposed Revenue and Financing Policy to go out for public consultation on Monday 26 March. Greater Wellington Chair, Cllr Chris Laidlaw,…