1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Bryan Bridge. So the governments today introduce a bill to 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: get local government back focused on the basics when it 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: comes to spending. But the reality is this bill is 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: not needed. It's about as useful as Labour's bill introducing 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: all the well being fluff that this bill is trying 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: to undo. It's ridiculous, it's a total waste of time 7 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: and it's not necessary. This amendment bill contains wildly controversial 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: stuff like prioritizing core services and managing finances and even 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: setting rates. How scandalous. We shouldn't need a bill to 10 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: stop wasteful spending. What we need is more. Andrew tripes, 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: this is the Huanganui mayor. His rate increase for the 12 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: year two point two percent. What a legend. The average 13 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: for the rest of us sods eight point seven percent 14 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: across the country. He went on RNZ this morning basically 15 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: said it how it really is. If you want low rates, 16 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: guess what, spend less, save money, have a plan and 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: stick to it. Quite simple stuff. And like Dave Lettelly, 18 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: I like this. He says, no excuses because you hear 19 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: a lot of those in local government and the curbside 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: food waste ben nonsense that we're carrying on with in Auckland, 21 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: he's cut that. That saved them one point one percent 22 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: for the year. Why has Auckland kept its scheme? Most 23 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: of us don't use it. We've spoken about this before. 24 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: The fact is that this is all our fault. It's 25 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: not the fault of the council's. It's not the fault 26 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: of the mayors. It's certainly not the fault of central 27 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: government who's sweeping in to try and save the day 28 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: here with this bill that's quite arbitrary. It's us, the voters. 29 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: We obviously don't care enough about council waste. Otherwise we'd 30 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: have voted to get rid of it. We'd have voted 31 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: in someone like Andrew Tripe. It's as simple as that. 32 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: Voter turnout in twenty twenty two, wait for it, thirty 33 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: six percent. It's literally laughable. In Auckland, our largest city 34 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: was thirty one percent. In some areas of Auckland it 35 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: was only twenty percent. Eighty percent of eligible voters just 36 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: stayed home. Now wonder we're tripping over cycle ways, raised crossings, 37 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: paying for cooking classes at community centers, and absolutely drowning 38 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: in unnecessarily infuriatingly exorbitant rate spills. For more from Heather 39 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks. It'd be 40 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio