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Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city

10 December 2025

Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city

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Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime
	9 Dec 2025: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime... more

Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city
	4 Dec 2025: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city... more

Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them
	2 Dec 2025: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them... more

The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers
	1 Dec 2025: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers... more

Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own
	29 Nov 2025: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own... more

Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha
	21 Nov 2025: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha... more

Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda
	21 Nov 2025: Fresh analysis casts serious doubt on National's local government reform agenda... more

Northland Regional Council has paid tribute to former councillor and businessman, Monty Knight - who died on Sunday
	20 Nov 2025: Northland Regional Council has paid tribute to former councillor and businessman, Monty Knight - who died on Sunday... more

The cost of Christchurch City Council's five-year battle against city-wide housing intensification has been tallied
	17 Nov 2025: The cost of Christchurch City Council's five-year battle against city-wide housing intensification has been tallied... more

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