Ratepayers ripped off by Auckland Transport’s Hollywood
act
11 FEBRUARY 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Auckland Transport is trying to pull a Hollywood in
justifying the outrageous $40,000 fee for Zoe Bell to appear
in one of its social media videos says the Auckland
Ratepayers’ Alliance.
The Alliance's
spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says, “Auckland Transport needs
to stick to its lane and stop trying for Emmy Awards with
our money.”
“Creating flashy ads is not core Council
business – it is yet another example of the Council trying
to duplicate central government.”
“Auckland Transport
seem to think that road safety is measured by the number of
hits on YouTube. It isn’t, and the video is precisely the
sort of waste that candidates at this year’s elections
should be promising to eliminate.”
“The only people
who can justify this sort of spending are Auckland Council,
and those who work in Hollywood. That says it all.”
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