Auckland won't be scrapping its green food scrap bins any time soon. Whanganui District Council is dropping its kerbside service to save a 1.5 percent rate increase.

Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance spokesperson Sam Warren says this doesn't make sense from an economic perspective. "Auckland Council spends about $36 million a year on the programme - that's a lot.

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance revealed last night on Newstalk ZB’s Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive that $3,248,785 has been spent on advertising and promotion for Auckland Council’s $36 ...

Wheelie bins have been used in Marlborough for almost 12 months and most people are ‘getting it sorted’. Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas said the kerbside collection system had ...