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Napier residents will be paying nearly 12 percent more in rates next year, after Napier City Council voted unanimously in favour of the increase.
The increase was set to be as high as 16 percent, but the council is borrowing $3.3 million to lower the rates burden.
Community and business groups say it will still hit hard, on the tail end of Covid-19, Cyclone Gabrielle, and amid the rising cost of living.
Reporter Kate Green has more.
