Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 13, 2024 5:55:11 GMT 12
COUNCILLOR QUESTIONS $70,000 SPEND ON TE REO MĀORI APP FOR STAFF
A $70,000 app to help Hamilton City Council staff with te reo has one councillor calling for closer scrutiny of "pet projects" as ratepayers face an unprecedented rates rise.
He Pou Koorero – an app "designed to help people on their te reo journey" – will be launched this month and was funded by the city council.
Councillor Geoff Taylor said Hamilton ratepayers were facing a 19.9% rate rise, increasing to 80% over five years and spending on non-core services should be suspended for three years.
He called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were in a cost of living crisis and facing the biggest rate increase in two decades......
www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/12/councillor-questions-70000-spend-on-te-reo-maori-app-for-staff/
A $70,000 app to help Hamilton City Council staff with te reo has one councillor calling for closer scrutiny of "pet projects" as ratepayers face an unprecedented rates rise.
He Pou Koorero – an app "designed to help people on their te reo journey" – will be launched this month and was funded by the city council.
Councillor Geoff Taylor said Hamilton ratepayers were facing a 19.9% rate rise, increasing to 80% over five years and spending on non-core services should be suspended for three years.
He called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were in a cost of living crisis and facing the biggest rate increase in two decades......
www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/12/councillor-questions-70000-spend-on-te-reo-maori-app-for-staff/