7 Auckland Council staff are being paid more than the New Zealand PM

A report detailing the salaries of the highest-paid staff at Auckland Council and its subsidiaries has been released this morning, showing there are seven people paid more than New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance released the “Auckland Town Hall Rich List”, which shows 86 staff are currently paid more than NZ $250,000. Of those, seven are paid more than the Prime Minister, whose salary sits at NZ $471,000, and 48 are paid more than Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, who is on a salary of $296,000.

Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes said the list was “an exercise in transparency and accountability”.

The Auckland Council has objected to the release, stating in a letter to the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union earlier this month that not all of the numbers are accurate.

[Source: TV NZ]