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Auckland mayor's former staffer fronting anti-rates rise lobby group

Auckland mayor's former staffer fronting anti-rates rise lobby group

Update: 2025-12-16
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Just two months ago he was mayor Wayne Brown's deputy chief of staff, but now he is publicly criticising his former boss over a proposed 7.9 percent rates rise. Josh Van Veen left his post after the October local body elections and is now a spokesperson for a lobby group that is demanding the mayor front up and answer questions about the rates rise. Jessica Hopkins reports.
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Auckland mayor's former staffer fronting anti-rates rise lobby group

Auckland mayor's former staffer fronting anti-rates rise lobby group