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The Risk and Assurance Committee Meeting will be live streamed at 10am today, 6 August 2025. A Council Meeting will also be held today at 1pm.
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Proposing a significant rates increase at any time, but particularly now, is not a decision that was made lightly. Council members and staff have looked hard for savings. The original figure we consulted on was 17.4% and Council has agreed to a number of further changes to reduce that to an average of 16.6%.
Changes we made included:
We also:
Despite that, the average rates increase of 16.6% is still much greater than we’ve seen in the past but is required to ensure our borrowings do not exceed our limits, so we can continue to deliver Three Waters services and we are financially sustainable into the future.
We also made changes to a number of services, including reducing opening hours at community centres, increased parking fees and some other fees. For the detail of the changes, please see our Community voice plays a major role in Council's LTP Deliberations media release