And in Kapiti, while you wait for the bus:-

Ko te kaunihera he rite te tākihi — the council is like a circus.

Ae, Ko ta matou utu — yes, it is at our expense.

He nui te utu mō ngā reiti mō tō māua whare — the Rates on our property are expensive.

Ka piki ake te kino — it gets steadily worse.