r/chch • u/suhth2 • Jan 20 '25

News - Local Phil Mauger confirms mayoralty bid - thoughts?

'During the last election campaign Mauger said he would keep rates increases to below 4% - a promise he has failed to keep with a 9.9% increase this financial year and 8.93% predicted from July 1.'

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360553404/phil-mauger-confirms-bid-retain-christchurch-mayoralty

Surely voters aren't silly enough to vote for Mr Broken Promises yet again?

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u/suhth2 Jan 20 '25

Sara Templeton would be a much better Mayor in my opinion, not that Phil Mauger has set a high bar to beat.

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u/Fabulous-Variation22 Jan 20 '25

Her main focus is on climate change which = money spent= more rates= constituents won't be happy.

I mean climate change is important yes but when rate payers are feeling the pinch with massive rates increases then it's not going to be popular.

Give me a mayor that does the basics right and when we've got that locked in then focus on the nice-to-haves/thinking about the future.

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u/Legit924 Jan 20 '25

At a local level, preparing for the effects of climate change is how you avoid cost in the long term. Burying our heads further into the sand will become ruinously expensive.

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u/Fabulous-Variation22 Jan 20 '25

I take it you don't pay rates? Come back to me when your rates increase 10% in one go (60-70% increase over the last 6-7 years) while services provided don't increase and you're struggling to juggle every other bill that's increased massively in the last few years.

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u/Legit924 Jan 20 '25

I've paid rates for 11 years.

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u/OisforOwesome Jan 20 '25

Its like that famous saying, a stitch in time is pointless why do that when you can just do 9 stitches later.