Councils push inflation to 3%

Stats NZ reports:

Aotearoa New Zealand’s consumers price index (CPI) increased 3.0 percent in the 12 months to the September 2025 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. …

Local authority rates and payments, up 8.8 percent, was the largest upwards contributor to the quarterly rise (28 percent of the 1.0 percent quarterly rise).  

The Government should implement their rates cap policy as a matter of urgency.