Auckland homeowner Roger Hawkins is upset at the new valuation on his Ponsonby home and how long it is taking the council to assess a revaluation. Photo / Jason OxenhamA pensioner and sickness beneficiary hit with a 43 per cent rate rise last year is outraged at the time it is taking Auckland Council to review the new valuation on his Ponsonby home. Council’s head of rates valuation Rhonwen Heath admitted the process of dealing with valuation objections is “long and drawn out”. This time round, Heath said she was hoping to have the outstanding 5512 revaluation objections completed by the end of this year “but can’t give a guarantee”. The council has a team of 10 valuers on the job, who get pulled off the revaluation objections from time to time to do other work.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 30, 2023 01:28 UTC