24 Sep 2024
Tararua District mayor apologises for rate payers having to pay thousands
The Tararua District mayor has offered a "heart felt personal apology" for a botch up that's left some rate payers owing thousands of dollars that the coouncil must collect. A mistake calculating direct debit payments for rates, that dates back to 2018, means more than 320 households have been under charged and 281 have paid more than they should. To make things worse it's hit the most vulnerable households; those already getting rates rebates, Tararua District Mayor Tracey Collins spoke to Lisa Owen.