Article: Candidate promises to focus on rates reform

Source Diane McCarthy PDF

REAL Rates Reform is upon us and the way to get is to make it an election issue in 2026

You can stand on the sideline and rubbish the idea, or you can roll up your sleeves and support the campaign to bring real relief to unaffordable rates.

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Opinion: A mature conversation about unaffordable rates

Source Dave Stewart PDF

I want to thank Peter Minten for his opinion piece (Where is your research?, Beacon. July 25) and acknowledging that the forces of conservatism are lining up our community owned assets for sale in order to pay for our 3 Waters infrastructure. Honesty like that needs to be applauded.

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Wasteful Spending and Fiscal Responsibility, Coalition Style

In 2025, as we look towards Nicola Willis’s second budget it seems everyone is talking about National’s unaffordable $14 billion tax cuts.

In 2024, Whakatane was doing more than talk about them.

The Postpone The Tax Cuts campaign by the Whakatane Act Local group were taking to the streets of our hometown calling for . . . → Read More: Wasteful Spending and Fiscal Responsibility, Coalition Style