Who is hiking rates the most

The Taxpayers’ Union has a useful summary of the average rates increase for every Council. They seem oblivious to the cost of living crisis many families face.

The seven largest hikes are:

1. Wellington Region 20.6%
2. West Coast Region 27.0%
3. Gore 21.4%
4. Central HB 20%
5. Napier 20%
6. Upper Hutt 19.9%
7. Wairoa 19.5%

Not all of them have disregard for ratepayers though. Shout out to:

1. Far North 4.5%
2. Chathams 6.7%
3. Auckland 6.8%
4. Ashburton 6.5%
5. Waikato Region 6.0%

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