No to rates increase

Everyone is financially stretched as it is, and the local council wants to increase the rates by nearly 18%??? That is insane. Many families can barely afford the current rate, let alone a bump that massive. I don't for the life of me understand how a rate that high is justifiable.

Support the rate increase

We are all in the same boat trying to live how we always live without having to pay more to do so. This is just not possible in the world we live in today. I still want to turn on my tap and get good clean drinking water, I want my rubbish and recycling to be picked up, I want to be able to use the city's facilities without a major price hike to be able to use them, and I want our city to be the best it can be and right now it means that our rates need…

Rural rates increases without any correlated benefits

Year on year PCC has increased rates by double digits for those who live in rural areas.Rural rate payers do not have access to the services which cost PCC 55% of their spending of gathered rates. Rural household install and maintain their own water, wastewater and often roading. In addition, they also pay for their refuse collection and pay for additional rural postal services. If PCC continues to require higher payments for rural rate payers, they will simply make rural living untenable in Porirua. Effectively they pay twice for every service. once through rates to PCC (which provides for the…

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