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12th Anniversary Coronation of King Tuuheitia
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 9:38 am | Cameron Brewer
The 12th anniversary of the Coronation of King Tuuheitia will be commemorated from tomorrow - Friday 17 August to Tuesday 21 August. More >>
Cameron Brewer - Valedictory speech
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 3:27 pm | Cameron Brewer
Six years ago I was racing around the Orakei ward trying to out-campaign the establishment’s anointed council candidate. My campaign was pretty much a one-man band as people quickly observed, but I managed to gather the public on my side and for that I will ... More >>
Councillors CRL cost concerns return
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 10:33 am | Cameron Brewer
Public confirmation today of a new $2.8b to $3.4b funding envelope for the City Rail Link doesn’t surprise one Auckland councillor who along with two colleagues wrote to the Auditor-General as recently as June. More >>
Council staff up again and now costing $803m
Friday, 9 September 2016, 9:56 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland councillor Cameron Brewer has compiled and released the latest Auckland Council staff numbers and costs ahead of the Mayor and councillors signing off the 2015/16 Annual Report this month. More >>
Goff’s living wage will face huge resistance
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 11:44 am | Cameron Brewer
The Auckland councillor who successfully fought against a living wage being adopted by Auckland Council three years ago says mayoral candidate Phil Goff’s promise to introduce one will face significant resistance from the Auckland business community ... More >>
Council’s rock-bottom trust rating could’ve been avoided
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 4:07 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Council’s release today of its Citizen Insights Monitor showing just 15% of Aucklanders surveyed are satisfied with the council’s performance while only 17% trust the council is disappointing but not unexpected,” says Auckland Councillor ... More >>
Mayor starts CRL before any funding agreement
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 11:44 am | Cameron Brewer
“Many Aucklanders will be pleased to see Mayor Len Brown turning the first sod today to mark the start of construction on the City Rail Link. However ratepayers should be concerned the Auckland Council has still not secured a formal funding agreement ... More >>
Goff’s Living Wage comment, big worry for Auckland ratepayer
Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:15 am | Cameron Brewer
On last week’s Back Benches television show when asked whether Auckland Council should introduce a Living Wage, Phil Goff’s response of “yeah everybody’s got to have a Living Wage - by definition” may have drawn crowd applause in a Wellington ... More >>
Council accused of being poll-driven fruit cake
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 10:50 am | Cameron Brewer
Over $9.3m of Auckland ratepayers’ cash has been spent on pollsters, and at least 44 external consultancies and providers have been engaged, and that’s just the start of it,” says Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer. More >>
Easter Sunday bill will add confusion and cost
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 10:40 am | Cameron Brewer
The annual media circus around Easter trading is publicly playing out again. Some argue help is on its way with new legislation imminent, but it may solve little,” says Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer. More >>
Eastern suburbs hit hard by intensification
Monday, 21 December 2015, 10:39 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Council has released its revisions to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) the draft of which was signed off on 30 September 2013. More >>
Mayoral proposal targets ‘Mum and Dad’ businesses
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 1:38 pm | Cameron Brewer
Thursday, 10 December 2015 Mayoral proposal targets ‘Mum and Dad’ businesses The many Auckland businesses sitting on properties with CVs worth between $750,000 to $2 million are set to see their Transport Targeted Rate go up 145% from $183 to ... More >>
Stunning location will set show apart internationally
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 12:02 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer, says it is great news that beautiful Bastion Point has been chosen for theinaugural New Zealand Flower & Garden Show - scheduled for 23 – 27 November 2016. More >>
Phil Goff - ‘same old red wine but in a new bottle’
Sunday, 22 November 2015, 7:19 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff’s political philosophy and policies will be no different to Len Brown’s and in fact probably even more expensive,” says Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer. More >>
Committee resolves to focus more on ‘low-hanging’ assets
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 4:43 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer, says he’s thrilled the Finance and Performance Committee adopted his amendments today to ensure greater focus and future work on certain aspects of the EY and Cameron Partners reports reviewing Auckland ... More >>
Mangakino enjoys real estate boom
Monday, 28 September 2015, 8:43 am | Cameron Brewer
Long-time resident and Century 21 real estate agent of Mangakino and Whakamaru, Christine Stevens says she enjoyed the busiest winter in a long time helped by some recent media publicity and the fact that the small town is not far from popular Taupo. More >>
Council cannot rule out another staff blow-out
Friday, 25 September 2015, 9:16 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer, says ratepayers should be very concerned council management will not rule out another budget blow-out when it comes to staff costs in the coming year. More >>
Soaring Auckland rents driving more people to buy
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 3:50 pm | Cameron Brewer
“Despite huge asking prices, buying a house in Auckland for many people is now looking more attractive than renting given soaring rents and falling interest rates,” says Geoff Barnett, National Manager of Century 21 New Zealand. More >>
Auckland Council staff salary statistics
Saturday, 12 September 2015, 10:44 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer has compiled and released the latest Auckland Council staff numbers and costs ahead of councillors signing off the 2014/15 Annual Report next week. More >>
Councillors advised OCR cuts will only add fuel to the fire
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 11:15 am | Cameron Brewer
“While cutting the Official Cash Rate today might be just what is needed in Horotiu, Hawera, and Hokitika, our official advice in Auckland has been that cheaper mortgage rates will only add fuel to the property fire and possibly overwhelm the promised ... More >>
