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Wellington Ratepayers Need Pipes, Not PR

Friday, 18 December 2020, 10:52 am
Press Release: New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Responding to Wellington Water’s $354,000 spend on PR contractors, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says:

“Instead of pipes, Wellingtonians got press releases from highly-paid spindoctors. It’s no wonder rates bills are expected to spike across the region.”

“Wellington Water’s spend on PR contractors for one year was the equivalent of that year’s entire rates bill for around 130 households. This is a disgraceful waste of ratepayer money that was sorely needed to deliver core services.”

“No amount of PR material will smooth over the reality of sewage pipes bursting across the region. In fact, by resorting to the use of contractors, Wellington Water is losing the opportunity to build up in-house capability to communicate with the public in the future.”

New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

New Zealand's grassroots campaign for lower taxes and less government waste

The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is an independent activist group, dedicated to being the voice for Kiwi taxpayers in the corridors of power. It's here to fight government waste and make sure New Zealanders get value for money from their tax dollar. New Zealanders are invited to join and donate at http://taxpayers.org.nz

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