Opinion
Some Auckland ratepayers have begun paying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but a ratepayers group says the tourism and hospitality industry should be picking up the tab.
Waitakere residents are being billed $4.50, Auckland City residents are set to pay $23 and North Shore City residents will contribute $1m over three years.
NoMoreRates founder David Thornton said it was unfair that ratepayers will be paying for an event that organisers say will generate a $40 million loss.
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