Auckland homeowners to pay $1.10 a week under ‘climate tax’ plan to green the city

The levy will raise $NZ574m over 10 years and will pay for 15,000 mature trees, 4,000 saplings, electric ferries, and new cycle paths

Homeowners in New Zealand's largest city will have to chip in around a dollar a week to plant urban forests, pave cycle lanes and reduce Auckland's emissions, under the city's proposal for one of the world's first climate-targeted rates.

Auckland's mayor, Phil Goff, announced plans on Wednesday for a billion-dollar climate package to reshape the city's infrastructure and reduce its carbon emissions, investing in electric ferries, cycling and walkways, and urban forests.