September 23, 2013

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-body-elections/9198281/Council-spending-in-Kit-Malings-sights

"I couldn't bring myself to labour future generations with that level of debt".

23 June 2016

https://cdn.neighbourly.co.nz/images/publication-pdfs/5769fdf065ead2.17292179.pdf

"‘It’s a lot of extra staff. I think we need a review of operational spending, which means staffing.’’

October 14, 2016

https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/3365573/directors

(Ceased director, Waimea Community Dam, Limited)

December 5, 2017

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/99547628/cr-kit-maling-cleared-of-conflict-allegations-over-waimea-dam-plan

'Maling on Tuesday said he would "demonstrate an open mind" on the project, which still had a "number of hurdles" to clear before a final go/no-go decision. Those hurdles included signed contracts from irrigators, council deliberations on public submissions and its finances along with a price for the dam "we think is affordable".'

https://policy.nz/2022/tasman-district-council-richmond-ward/candidates/kit-maling

October, 2022

https://policy.nz/2022/tasman-district-council-richmond-ward/policies/rates-and-revenue

"Rates is always a balancing act between providing for infrastructure improvements and keeping rates as low as possible".

September 28, 2023https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/133004657/tasmans-274m-carryover-an-embarrassment-for-staff

“My concern is that we have rated for this borrowing, not for all of it as I understand ... but it still means we have increased our rates by a certain amount, so our ratepayers are paying for something that they’re not getting, as it hasn’t been delivered in the year ... I think it puts us in a poor light.”

February 16, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542045/3m-overspend-frustrates-tasman-councillors

"It's going to be a very difficult year going forward. We either put the rates up or we do less."