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Mayor Impressed With City Rail Link
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 9:34 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he remains concerned about the final cost and timelines for the new City Rail Link (CRL) but says it will transform Auckland’s public transport system and reduce roading congestion when it finally opens. Mayor Brown spent four ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes $2 Million More For Local Crime Prevention In Auckland
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 10:14 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of $2 million to match Auckland Council’s existing programmes to prevent local crime. The Prime Minister announced Auckland would get $2 million of the $4 million ... More >>
Budget Hole Blows Out To $295 Million
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 11:19 am | Auckland Council
Yesterday’s Reserve Bank forecasts have blown out Auckland Council’s 2023/24 budget hole to $295 million, Mayor Wayne Brown and his Governing Body have been advised today. “Left unaddressed, a $295 million budget hole would require rates rises ... More >>
Aotea Great Barrier Goes Back To The Ballot Box
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 2:46 pm | Auckland Council
Nominations open tomorrow, Thursday 24 November, for a vacant position on the Aotea Great Barrier Local Board. The by-election follows the resignation of local board member elect Dr Valmaine Toki received in late October. Under the Local Electoral ... More >>
Expenditure Control Committee To Start Work On $270 Million Budget Hole
Friday, 18 November 2022, 9:14 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland Council, Auckland Transport (AT) and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU) have responded positively to the Auckland Council Governing Body’s demand for savings to help bridge its $270 million budget hole that risks ... More >>
Mayor Comments On $270 Million Budget Hole
Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:07 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the Auckland Council Governing Body needs to find $270 million quickly to cover its growing budget hole for the 2023/24 financial year. “The $270 million budget hole is a legacy of former mayor Phil Goff papering over ... More >>
Mayor Comments On Public Transport Crisis
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 3:06 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland faces “a public transport crisis” and Auckland Transport, Waka Kotahi, the Ministry of Transport, KiwiRail and Immigration Minister Michael Wood need to move to an “emergency footing” to maintain services ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Prime Minister’s Comments On Three Waters
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 1:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s encouraging response to yesterday’s call for a rethink on the details of “three waters” reform. Yesterday, the Mayors of Auckland and Christchurch agreed a joint proposal ... More >>
Mayor Says No To Long-term Port Operator Lease
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 10:37 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has advised foreign port operators and their investment partners not to waste their investors’ funds on proposals to take control of Auckland’s waterfront port land, either by purchase or long-term lease. Mr Brown was responding ... More >>
Mayor Thanks Watercare For Assurances On Costs
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 6:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has thanked the chairperson of Watercare, Margaret Devlin, for her quick response to three matters he raised with her last week. To help keep water costs down for Aucklanders, Mr Brown asked Watercare to cease all work on the ... More >>
Incoming Mayor Wayne Brown: Meetings With Councillors On Priorities Continue
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 6:35 pm | Auckland Council
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has continued his one-on-one meetings with re-elected councillors and councillors-elect today. Seven meetings of approximately one hour each were held today, with John Watson*, Sharon Stewart, Mike Lee, Angela Dalton, ... More >>
Incoming Mayor Wayne Brown: Meetings With Councillors On Priorities Continue
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 6:34 pm | Auckland Council
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has continued his one-on-one meetings with re-elected councillors and councillors-elect today. Seven meetings of approximately one hour each were held today, with John Watson*, Sharon Stewart, Mike Lee, Angela Dalton, ... More >>
Wētāpunga - Finally Back On The Mainland | A Meaningful, Privately-funded Conservation Initiative In Action
Monday, 26 September 2022, 6:39 am | Auckland Council
Over 200 wētāpunga (giant weta) were released at Shakespear Regional Park. These magnificent animals, New Zealand’s largest insect and one of the largest in the world, had previously been wiped out on the mainland due to habitat destruction and ... More >>
Voting Opens – It’s Time To Choose Auckland’s Next Mayor
Friday, 16 September 2022, 9:46 am | Auckland Council
Voting is now open and your vote counts. From today Aucklanders will be receiving a personalised voting pack in their letterboxes. Look out for the purple envelope that is your ticket to choosing the mayor, councillors and local board members who ... More >>
Hunua 1080 Application Begins
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 9:52 am | Auckland Council
The second phase of this season’s pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges parkland, neighbouring Department of Conservation administered land reserves and some private land, has begun. Aerial application of bait containing sodium fluoroacetate, 1080, ... More >>
150 More Places For You To Drop Off Your Vote
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 2:16 pm | Auckland Council
Local elections voting opens soon – here’s what you need to know so you don’t miss the deadline. From Friday 16 September there will be 150 extra locations across the Auckland region where you can drop off your orange return envelope. These are ... More >>
Who Are These People? Auckland’s Local Election Candidates
Monday, 12 September 2022, 12:37 pm | Auckland Council
A total of 466 candidates are standing in Auckland’s local elections. The good news is, voters don’t have to get to know all of them, just candidates standing in their area and those standing for mayor Your personalised voting paper will specifically ... More >>
Severe Sentence Handed Down For Double Dog Attack
Friday, 9 September 2022, 10:06 am | Auckland Council
In a decision in the Manukau District Court, Judge Philip Recordon has handed out one of the severest sentences to date in an Auckland Council dog prosecution case, to the owner of two dogs who caused serious injuries on two separate occasions to ... More >>
Mayor Goff’s Statement On The Death Of Queen Elizabeth II
Friday, 9 September 2022, 9:08 am | Auckland Council
“On behalf of Auckland Council and the people of Auckland, I want to pass on to the Royal family our sympathy and sense of loss for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II,” Auckland Mayor Phil Goff said. “For most of us, she was the Queen and Head ... More >>
Auckland Council Rejects Three Waters Governance Model
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 9:54 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore and Regulatory Committee Chair Linda Cooper will today present Auckland Council’s submission [speaking notes attached] to the government’s Finance Expenditure Committee hearing on the proposed Water ... More >>
