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Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

19 December 2025

Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

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Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park
	10 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park... more

Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city
	10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city... more

Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime
	9 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime... more

Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city
	4 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city... more

Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them
	2 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them... more

The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers
	1 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers... more

Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own
	29 Nov: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own... more

Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha
	21 Nov: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha... more

Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda
	21 Nov: Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda... more

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Most Popular Recent Local Politics News

02 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them ++++++++++++

09 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime +++++++++

29 Nov: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own ++++++++

10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city ++++++++

19 Dec: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise +++++++

04 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city +++++++

01 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers ++++++

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