Mayor of Hamilton
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Cap rates with money invested only in important projects and use rates for services like water, rubbish and libraries.
Ensure open books with regular audits holding councils accountable to the people with no hidden agendas.
Stop high interest rates on money borrowed and prevent Agenda 21 from making us answerable to big corporations taking over.
Audit all council spending to eliminate waste and prioritise genuine community benefit including animal and environmental protection.
Redirect funds from wasteful projects to essential services including nature, animal welfare and biodiversity programmes.
Review every council cost and process to maximise value whilst maintaining lean, efficient governance.
Review all expenditure against whether council is delivering the right services and whether Hamilton is getting value for money.
Ensure council's procurement processes are fit for purpose with clear accountability and transparency of the process and outcomes.
Reduce debt by living within means, prioritising spending and sequencing projects according to priorities that deliver public value.
Borrow from the Reserve Bank NZ at zero interest rate.
Introduce cost-benefit analysis.
Introduce municipal tariffs.
Grow Hamilton into the Pacific's largest metropolitan economy by relocating key investment banking and stock exchange institutions here.
Merge Hamiltron and Waikato Districts into a unitary authority called Megatroncity.
Reimagine Hamilton as the finance investment banking epicentre of Aotearoa and the Pan Asia and Pacific Area Commonwealth (PANPAC).
Improve contract negotiation practices to reduce costs and ensure that ratepayers benefit from economies of scale or alternative providers.
Reduce council's debt and associated interest costs and reduce rates when prudent, once core infrastructure is responsibly funded.
Reduce extravagance, wrongdoing and inefficiency within the bureaucracy and check if managers and executives have public liability insurance.
Cut consultant fees by 50% using in-house staff, saving $10 million yearly to fund core services without rate hikes for all Kiwis.
Freeze rates increases at a 2–3% inflation cap, protecting wallets and ensuring fair funding for roads and water infrastructure.
Publish AI-driven budget dashboards to boost transparency, detailing spending to rebuild trust for all Hamiltonians.
Cap rates with money invested only in important projects and use rates for services like water, rubbish and libraries.
Ensure open books with regular audits holding councils accountable to the people with no hidden agendas.
Stop high interest rates on money borrowed and prevent Agenda 21 from making us answerable to big corporations taking over.
Audit all council spending to eliminate waste and prioritise genuine community benefit including animal and environmental protection.
Redirect funds from wasteful projects to essential services including nature, animal welfare and biodiversity programmes.
Review every council cost and process to maximise value whilst maintaining lean, efficient governance.
Review all expenditure against whether council is delivering the right services and whether Hamilton is getting value for money.
Ensure council's procurement processes are fit for purpose with clear accountability and transparency of the process and outcomes.
Reduce debt by living within means, prioritising spending and sequencing projects according to priorities that deliver public value.
Borrow from the Reserve Bank NZ at zero interest rate.
Introduce cost-benefit analysis.
Introduce municipal tariffs.
Grow Hamilton into the Pacific's largest metropolitan economy by relocating key investment banking and stock exchange institutions here.
Merge Hamiltron and Waikato Districts into a unitary authority called Megatroncity.
Reimagine Hamilton as the finance investment banking epicentre of Aotearoa and the Pan Asia and Pacific Area Commonwealth (PANPAC).
Improve contract negotiation practices to reduce costs and ensure that ratepayers benefit from economies of scale or alternative providers.
Reduce council's debt and associated interest costs and reduce rates when prudent, once core infrastructure is responsibly funded.
Reduce extravagance, wrongdoing and inefficiency within the bureaucracy and check if managers and executives have public liability insurance.
Cut consultant fees by 50% using in-house staff, saving $10 million yearly to fund core services without rate hikes for all Kiwis.
Freeze rates increases at a 2–3% inflation cap, protecting wallets and ensuring fair funding for roads and water infrastructure.
Publish AI-driven budget dashboards to boost transparency, detailing spending to rebuild trust for all Hamiltonians.
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