I see Rodney is shaking a few trees. From a speech he delivered in Auckland today;
Since the beginning of time our capital city has resented the fact that, while it is the one busily making the rules, it is Auckland that is making the money. It is Auckland that provides New Zealand with its beating industrial and commercial heart; it is Auckland that keeps the lifeblood of money, trade and commerce pumping through the veins of New Zealand.
Auckland is where the nation's economic might lies - and it is because of this that Wellington has always viewed us with a 'divide and conquer' mentality. United we stand, divided we fall - and with eight councils, seven Mayors and 6,000 bureaucrats there's not a whole lot of standing going on.
In essence, the plan itself is very simple - the best plans always are - set them up to squabble amongst themselves. That way they will never be united enough to demand their fair slice of the national pie - because, God forbid, they might actually get it. Because, shock horror, Auckland might start demanding that Auckland taxes actually be spent on Auckland!
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Auckland might start demanding that Auckland taxes actually be spent on Auckland!
That's fine. Let us know when if you want us to turn the electricity back on. :-)
I left Auckland because I saw a time in the near future where DECADES of soft management had hollowed out the infrastructure of Auckland to the point where catching up was going to cost major money, and I didn't feel like paying for the last 2 generation's mistakes and misallocation of rates.
Guess what? Next we get a fuel levy nationwide to pay for Auckland Roads. I guess you can't escape it all.
I tell you what - you can have your Stadium, now leave the rest of us alone will you?
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