Auckland councillors reject 33% pay rise for Watercare directors
Auckland councillors have rejected a proposal to increase Watercare director fees by a third, calling the raise unreasonable.
Auckland councillors have rejected a proposal to hike Watercare director fees by 33 percent. A Watercare chairperson said the amounts went well beyond what is reasonable for Auckland residents. Staff have been told to prepare a new paper with significantly lower increases.
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NZ Herald
Auckland councillors baulk at proposal to hike Watercare director fees by 33%
Staff have been told to prepare a new paper with 'dramatically lower' increases.
Newstalk ZB
Auckland councillors baulk at proposal to hike Watercare director fees by 33%
Auckland councillors have baulked at a proposal to hike Watercare director fees by 33%, which has been labelled an “appalling look”.
RNZ
'Not acceptable': 33 percent Watercare payrises knocked back by councillors
Chairperson Daniel Newman said the amounts went "well beyond what is reasonable to the people of Auckland".