Comments on: Conservatives speak up against Auckland rates rises http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2012/07/conservatives-battle-against-rates-rises/ Auckland news and views Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dion http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2012/07/conservatives-battle-against-rates-rises/comment-page-1/#comment-27372 Dion Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:37:14 +0000 http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/?p=26344#comment-27372 I am a shocked middle income Orakei resident with a 24% increase in rates. (no home improvements). I feel for business and the pressure this creates, but what about the thousands of residents who have not seen wage rises in 5 years, tightening belts and reducing expenditure in a recession? Lens “new vision” for Auckland is placing a pressure on residents at a time which is massively out of step with the financial realities of the economy and is absolute madness.

Where are those with the ability to make a website or announce a public meeting for us to band together in strength and refuse to pay this insane extortion? Come on Auckland. The only way to fight this is to do it together .

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