A top official's likening of Auckland's draft waste reduction plan to a Ferrari has outraged an Auckland Council member who says ratepayers would prefer a modest V6 Holden.
Councillor Cameron Brewer questioned the need for replacing the household rubbish and recycling system with a system which councillors are to resume
debating today.
On the first day of the debate, Mr Brewer asked why the plan's goal of cutting domestic waste by 30 per cent by 2018 could not be achieved without a complete overhaul.
The question was taken by infrastructure and services manager John Dragicevich.
"We could fine-tune and get an extra 10km/h out of the Morris Minor but if we put a Ferrari motor in we would get an extra 100 km/h," he said.
