The Herald editorial socks it to the Auckland City Council but in particular the left controlled councillors of City Vision and Labour led by Mayor Bruce Hucker.
[quote]Yet just as the John Banks-led council seemed bent on alienating large slabs of the populace during its three years in power, so the current City Vision-Labour council appears to have a death wish. It has confirmed as much with the outrageous decision that will lead to a 9.6 per cent rise in Aucklanders' water bills.[/quote]
