Local councils face financial strain, prompting debates over affordability and revenue options such as rate hikes, central government funding, and tourist taxes.
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pressure on ratepayers to cover infrastructure costs
Central hawke s bay s mayoral hopefuls go head to head in debatebudgetary strain from central government mandates
National should just admit it wants to turn councils into the Department of Parks and PipesStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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