Sarah Thomson pledges to cut consultant use by a third at Hamilton City Council

Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson says she will cut the city council’s consultancy spend by one-third over the next three years if she is elected to Hamilton’s top job.

“In the last financial year, the council spent $36.8 million on consultant costs, with most of this related to infrastructure projects,” Thomson said, announcing the campaign pledge on Monday.

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4 days ago

Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.

But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.

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1 day ago

One size fits all rates cap model ‘unworkable’, says Waipā DC

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Waipā District Council says the government’s “one size fits all” proposal to cap rate rises could disproportionately harm fast-growing councils such as Waipā.

On Wednesday, Strategic Planning and Policy committee members debated the council’s submission on the proposed rates cap model.