New city mayor to take scalpel to spending, but promises no slash ‘n’ burn
Jobs are likely to be lost at Hamilton City Council, a rates cap is on the horizon and for Hamilton’s new Mayor Tim Macindoe, “the training wheels are off”.
The Waikato Times sat down with Macindoe on Sunday morning, less that 24 hours since he got the call confirming his elevation to the top job, where he outlined his priorities for the country’s fastest growing city, and the challenges he will have to overcome.
Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?
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.
Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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80% Yes
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20% No
One size fits all rates cap model ‘unworkable’, says Waipā DC
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.
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