One down, one to go

The 2IC of the Auckland City Council has resigned as leader of the City Vision Ticket in the face of never ending water rates rises. Seems he cannot take the heat.

He has been getting flak from all quarters while he supports the 140% rises over the next decade making the water rates a cash cow to offset general rates. A comment was made

astonished that Dr Hucker "is supporting this rabid increase in water costs to gouge ratepayers

Now we have got rid of him, one to go - Hubbard the Mare is next. All the councillors in the other fiefdoms around the Auckland isthmus would do well to watch this fallout over water rates. Notice is being served, ratepayers have had a gutsful of rates rises and will not stand for back door funding methods.