
Botched rates, uncertain valuations flagged by council auditors

Today at 09:57 PM
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.