Letters to the Editor: Auckland Council’s move to smaller bins is a rubbish idea

LettersNZ Herald12 Nov, 2026 04:43 PM4 mins to readGerry Brownlee likened groups that ran vote-splitting campaigns to “children playing with matches”. Photo / Mark Mitchell Gerry Brownlee likened groups that ran vote-splitting campaigns to “children playing with matches”. Photo / Mark Mitchell Smaller bins? That’s a fail for council Auckland Council has finally managed to fix the disposal of residential (and I assume commercial) refuse.It’s voted to reduce the size of the rubbish bins available to ratepayers. Brilliant – a solution that only a committee could have agreed to has