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Get Unitary Plan feedback in before it's too late
Friday, 31 May 2013, 12:19 pm | Cameron Brewer
“Any late public feedback on the draft Unitary Plan will be accepted by the council, so any one who misses today’s 5pm deadline still has the long weekend at the very least to get organised and should because further public opportunities in the coming ... More >>
Living Wage at Auckland Council could cost ratepayers $17.2m
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:22 am | Cameron Brewer
Following on the heels of Hamilton City Council, the adoption of a living wage policy at Auckland Council could be imminent and with the multi-million dollar cost set to be lumped straight onto suburban ratepayers, warns Auckland Councillor for Orakei ... More >>
Three stories for ‘mixed housing’ changes everything
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 11:44 am | Cameron Brewer
News that three-storey apartments are possible in the expansive "mixed housing" zone may be the final nail in the coffin of the Mayor’s ill-fated draft unitary plan, says Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer. More >>
Labour Mayor right to support Convention Centre
Monday, 13 May 2013, 9:52 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Mayor Len Brown’s support of the proposed $402m New Zealand International Convention Centre announced by the Government and SkyCity this morning will rile a lot of his own supporters. However Mr Brown’s taking the right position given ... More >>
Auckland Mayor can now slow down his Unitary Plan rush
Friday, 10 May 2013, 1:33 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Council’s agreement with the Government to allow for fast-tracking to free up more land for housing in strategic parts of Auckland means the Mayor no longer needs to push for his draft unitary plan to be notified and given instant legal weight ... More >>
PT costs for V8s not revealed to ratepayers
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:58 am | Cameron Brewer
Despite all the hype to catch the train or a bus to the V8s in Pukekohe last month, only about nine percent of attendees actually did, with Auckland Transport now refusing to release the cost to provide the public transport to Auckland Councillor Cameron ... More >>
Stormwater struggling with inadequate council budget
Sunday, 5 May 2013, 10:55 am | Cameron Brewer
Today’s heavy downfalls and surface flooding around Auckland is a reminder of just how much investment Auckland needs to make to improve its stormwater network. More >>
Mayor needs to deliver on his referendum over tolls roads
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 12:08 pm | Cameron Brewer
Eighteen months ago Auckland Mayor Len Brown promoted a public referendum over the council’s preferred option to address Auckland’s $12 billion transport funding gap. More >>
Council’s $60m PR machine out of control
Sunday, 14 April 2013, 12:41 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Council spent at least $59.4m of ratepayers’ money on communications, publications and marketing in its first two years of existence, Auckland Councillor for Orakei Cameron Brewer has revealed. More >>
Locals encouraged to have their say on Unitary Plan
Monday, 25 March 2013, 9:01 am | Cameron Brewer
Orakei Local Board chair Desley Simpson is insistent that people in the Orakei ward should not miss the chance to have their say on the draft Auckland Unitary Plan. More >>
Auckland Council travel costs over $10.5m
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 8:39 am | Cameron Brewer
Following the revelation that the Mayor Office’s annual travel costs increased by 435% to $159,000, Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer has released Auckland Council’s full travel costs for the first two years of the Super City which total $10,570,315. More >>
Ratepayers deserve full explanation over costly tram failure
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 5:40 pm | Cameron Brewer
Reports that the board of Waterfront Auckland has suspended funding the Wynyard Quarter trams should come as no surprise, says Auckland Councillor for Orakei, Cameron Brewer. More >>
Mayoral costs on rise, submissions on budget close Monday
Sunday, 24 February 2013, 12:41 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Mayor Len Brown’s office is costing Auckland ratepayers nearly $10,000 a day to run with total annual expenditure for its second year up 8.3% and travel costs up a staggering 435%. More >>
Ratepayers yet to see the real promise of one city
Sunday, 24 February 2013, 12:39 pm | Cameron Brewer
Former Act leader and Minister of Local Government, Hon Rodney Hide, did a great job amalgamating the 8 former regional, city and district councils into one unitary authority, Auckland Council. More >>
Ombudsman will investigate secrecy over law firm payments
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 1:30 pm | Cameron Brewer
The Office of the Ombudsman has confirmed that Chief Ombudsman Dame Beverley Wakem will investigate a complaint made by Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer over the council’s refusal to disclose what it has paid its different legal providers over ... More >>
Submissions against whitewater rafting pet project needed
Sunday, 10 February 2013, 7:42 pm | Cameron Brewer
Aucklanders have just 2 weeks to have their say on up to $30m of ratepayers' money being spent on a whitewater rafting facility in Manukau, with public submissions to Auckland Council's 2013/14 Draft Annual Plan closing 4pm, Monday 25 February. More >>
More ferries seriously limited by CBD rail obsession
Monday, 4 February 2013, 12:12 pm | Cameron Brewer
Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Monday, 4 February 2013 Promise of more ferries seriously limited by CBD rail obsession More >>
Time for council to come clean on lawyer fees
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 2:03 pm | Cameron Brewer
An Auckland councillor is appalled Auckland Council won’t publicly release details on what it’s paying to the different legal firms its using. More >>
NZTA should deliver text payment option for Northern Gateway
Sunday, 30 December 2012, 12:39 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer is calling on NZTA to hurry up with its ongoing investigations and deliver drivers better payment options when using the Northern Gateway Toll Road, which should preferably include the ability to pay via text. More >>
Auckland Council staff numbers up a whopping 12%
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 9:07 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer says he was surprised to read in the council’s latest Annual Report that at 30 June 2012 Auckland Council’s total staff (FTEs) number was estimated at 8,040, up from 7,200 in the previous financial year. More >>
