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Money! Funding crisis! Household budget crunch! Welcome to Long Term Plan season
Local councillors across the country are grappling with their council’s 10-year budget, AKA Long Term Plan. It’s a fiscally grim outlook for households, councils and central government alike so the perfect time to get some perspective!
Read MoreTaxes, rates, value and land: Common Ground Aotearoa
Rates, taxes and whatnots: are there better options than New Zealand’s current system of getting money to fund public services like pipes? Post from Common Ground Aotearoa, nerdy advocates for a better way
Read MoreDevelopment that can wash its own face
In NZ our most common urban landuse – the suburb – starts out looking financially good, then absolutely gobbles money from the city, i.e. everyone not living in the suburb. How’s that? And is there another way to do suburbs?
Read MoreWho should pay for what, so we and stuff can get around?
Who pays for what is always a really vexed question. The Ministry of Transport is trying to “input crowd… output insight” right now, and you should have your 2c by 4th November!
Read MoreMoney to build stuff: new infrastructure funding approach
“Don’t tell me what you value; show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value”. Are we now starting to value rail?
Read MoreDoes free public transport make a difference?
As politicians gear up for election promises, here’s one to listen for, a favourite across the political spectrum but especially the left. So does free = more ridership? The answer: yes, sometimes, but not always.
Read MoreCouncil confidential: property deals and the public good
Recent media highlighted the diverse views over local councils’ property dealings and the commercial confidentiality involved. How much secrecy is too much?
Read MoreNgauranga to Petone: Yes please
Right now it’s impossible to get between Hutt and Wellington cities as a free-range human without having a pretty yuk time. Good news: the Ngauranga to Petone shared path is on the table! Say Yes Please by 21st June
Read MoreYour tasty updates platter
So many things afoot! In no order, some stuff that’s been happening this week (or that we’ve stumbled across this week).
Read MoreTax into Transport: the next three years’ National Land Transport funding
On Friday the Transport Minister announced the 2018-21 funding from the National Land Transport Fund. It’s a big deal because it’s the tax money that funds how we get around. The press release is the usual stuff, but here’s what they say Wellington’s going to get…
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