Agreement from Wellington's Mayor over council rates needing to be kept in check. 

The Government's proposing to cap rates increases at 4% a year, with only water rates and other non-rates revenue to be excluded. 

Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says rates increases are due to decades of under-spending. 

However, he told Ryan Bridge the Government's tapped into a justified concern. 

Little says a lot of people are watching rates rise astronomically along side other costs, and councils need to do a better job at controlling this.

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Agreement from Wellington's Mayor over council rates needing to be kept in check.&nbsp;
The Government's proposing to cap rates increases at 4% a year, with only water rates and other non-rates revenue to be excluded.&nbsp;
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says rates increases are due to decades of under-spending.&nbsp;
However, he told Ryan Bridge the Government's tapped into a justified concern.&nbsp;
Little says a lot of people are watching rates rise astronomically along side other costs, and councils need to do a better job at controlling this.
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Andrew Little: Wellington Mayor on the government progressing with rate caps

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