Sayers News

31 December. Flood resilience work is set to ramp up in Kumeū, with Yakka Contracting appointed to deliver essential flood maintenance across the area. It follows […]

22 December 2025. With the new Auckland Council term now underway, I want to thank Rodney residents for the trust placed in me. It is an […]

24 November. NZ Herald by Bernard Orsman. New Auckland councillor Bo Burns has raised the thorny issue of flattening the rates system, a change favouring owners […]

18 November. What can be done about massive rate increases? Under current law, rates are based on either a property’s capital value (CV) or land value […]

15 October 2025. A major law change is being proposed to prevent new housing being built in flood-prone areas. In 2022, the previous Labour Government introduced […]

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 […]

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” […]

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% […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]