Sayers News

August 20, 2025

HERALD: Auckland Council faces anger over steep rate rises for rural residents

20 August. By Bernard Orsman, Nz Hearld.  Rural ratepayers are on the warpath against the Auckland Council after being blindsided by steep rate rises. Council officers […]
August 20, 2025

Sayers calls for Independent Auditor over rates increase

19 August. David Long – Reporter Stuff.   Blindsided’: Auckland pensioner hit with 41% rates increase, despite average being 5.8%.  Auckland Council has been accused of “misinforming” […]
August 11, 2025

Rodney’s Rates Shock – Why It Happened and What Needs Fixing

9 August 2025  Unprecedented Increases in Rodney and Franklin Many Rodney residents have opened their latest Auckland Council rates bill to discover increases of 20%, 30% […]
July 15, 2025

Calling for Local Contractors (Kumeū Area)

15 July. Auckland Council has approved the use of local contractors to undertake essential flood maintenance work in the Kumeū district—a significant win for the local […]
July 1, 2025

Sayers Says It

1 July 2025. With this year being election year for the Auckland Mayoralty, Councillors and Local Board members a fair question to ask is if our […]
June 4, 2025

Assessing Performance

4 June 2025. With this year being election year for the Auckland Mayoralty, Councillors and Local Board members a fair question to ask is if our […]
April 14, 2025

Kumeu Flood Risk Reduced With Proactive River Plan

15 May 2025. There are no plans to manage the retreat of Kumeu due to flooding by relocating it.   However, the Kumeu River does need […]
April 1, 2025

Difference Between Local Board and Councillor Roles?

2 April 2025. With it being an election year I am receiving queries asking what is the difference between the role of a Local Board member […]
March 27, 2025

POSITIVE NEWS: SPEEDWAY BACK ONTO NEW COUNCIL AGENDA 

27 March 2025 (updated 5 May). Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers who drove a solution to get Speedway back “on track” gives his perspective on the current […]
March 27, 2025

Letter to the Editor: Rural Discrimination – Gordon Levet

3 March 2025. Mahurangi Matters newspaper. I have been a keen observer for 70 years of how our democracy works, both nationally and in local body […]
February 21, 2025

Tv Video News Clip Updates about Kumeu’s Flooding Issue

February 18, 2025

No cavalry coming to save town: Kumeu

Community wants more maintenance of the Kumeū river and drains kept clear of debris. Local community leaders want Kumeū relocated after a report found no viable […]