First Auckland Transport must understand the problem

Thursday, 18th July, 2019

“Auckland’s congestion isn’t getting worse.” The number of cars on the roads is “perfectly stable,” despite the population growing by 116,915 since 2015.

Productivity Commission - Some councils struggling to supply enough infrastructure are not using all the funding tools they could

Thursday, 4th July, 2019

Commenting on the Productivity Commission draft local government funding and financing report, Auckland Business Chamber head Michael Barnett noted that the Commission favoured the ‘benefit principle” - i.e., those who benefit from a service should pay for its costs.

Auckland’s petrol taxes – What are we getting for our money?

Monday, 1st July, 2019

The increased petrol tax today and Auckland’s Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) one year old, prompts a question: “What are we getting for our money?”

Wellbeing Budget impacts Aucklanders stuck in traffic...

Friday, 31st May, 2019

There is probably a million Aucklanders whose wellbeing hasn’t been improved by today’s increase in excise tax or by yesterday’s wellbeing budget.
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