Rates v airport shares: The battle of the Auckland Council budget
Arts and community funding are safe(ish) but the fate of the airport shares is undecided.
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Wayne Brown's sharemarket slip-up, young jockey tragedy & Russia's new warning to US | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 December, 2022
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Family of missing boy thank searchers, Aus gunman father speaks out & one lotto player $6.3m richer | Focus Morning Bulletin: 15 December, 2022
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Auckland Council finance boss cannot rule out a rise in $279m budget hole
Unless big saving are found fast, rates could rise by up to 12 per cent.
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown: Battle to avoid big rate rises starts today
Selling all or some of council's Auckland Airport shares one option to fill $270m hole.