Botched rates, uncertain valuations flagged by council auditors

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Work is under way on surveying every stopbank and floodwall on the West Coast. Punakaiki is among the areas threatened by erosion. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal. Mistakes in setting rates and a best-guess system for valuing assets have earned the West Coast Regional Council a do-better warning from its auditor.

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