Kiwi Citizen Journo 'Pigeon Post' Publicises Taxpayers' Union Rate-Capping Petition

The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is calling on ratepayers across New Zealand to join them in asking Local Government Minister Simon Watts to "Cap Rates Now" by signing a national petition of the same name: CapRatesNow.nz.

New Zealand YouTuber journo, 'Pigeon Post', does a great job of highlighting some Councils' absurd recent spending sprees . . .  Wellington City Council's $2.3 million six-toilet block, by way of example.

He also presents some basic yet revealing maths that demonstrates the actual escalation of rates across the past 10 years and their real-world effect - along with comparisons of standard current rates rises in other western countries.

Further, he draws attention to the ridiculous duplication of services and costs between Local Government Areas around New Zealand, and makes a plain and pithy argument for obviously much-needed rationalisation and other basic cost containment measures.

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