Sayers News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]