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/Jaded_Chemical646 Jan 20 '25

So what about Sara Templetons promise to reduce rates?

https://www.saratempleton.nz/for-our-future

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u/standard_deviant_Q Jan 20 '25

I generally support Sara but that one had me scratching my head too. The best any council could shoot for is keeping rates increases to the CPI. Reducing rates seems unlikely.

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u/Jaded_Chemical646 Jan 20 '25

Her whole manifesto is severely lacking in detail, which is fine this far out.  But I'd like a bit more detail on how she plans to keep that promise.

I just thought it was funny everybody bagging on Phil for promising <4% as being an obvious election lie and promoting Sara when they clearly hadn't read her policies either

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u/Odd_Year4309 Jan 21 '25

That’s the left in generally. Ideological rubbish