Rates rise of 12.3% proposed

Wellington City Council has proposed a rates rise of 12.3%.

This works out to an average of $8 per household per week and would apply from 1 July 2023.

The proposed rates rise was set when the council approved its draft annual plan budget on 28 February.

The budget prioritises continued investment in essential infrastructure, resilience and climate action – areas Wellingtonians said were most important in the city’s 10-year plan – and ensuring the city is ready for forecast growth of 50.000 to 80,000 new residents by 2050.

Key programmes for the year include continuing to fix water leaks and upgrade pipes; addressing safety concerns in central Wellington; increasing affordable housing supply; continuing to deliver improvements for bus, bike, and pedestrian access in the central city; seismic strengthening of public buildings including the central library; arts

They should be doing everything. They should plant more trees. I come from the East Coast originally and a lot of people up there are doing it really hard.

Plant more trees. Trees are the lungs of the earth. Every development should have a green area.

I am not concerned about it right now. A lot of people are but I’m not.

Everything they can. The world is not right at the moment.