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CBD transport study doesn’t bring City Rail Link closer
Thursday, 13 December 2012, 2:04 pm | Cameron Brewer
Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Thursday, 13 December 2012 CBD transport study doesn’t bring City Rail Link closer “Auckland Mayor Len Brown’s release today of the Central City Future Access Study is an extensive piece of work but it ... More >>
Rates due tomorrow but council leaves people in the dark
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 1:18 pm | Cameron Brewer
The second quarterly instalment of rates for 2012/13 is due by 5pm, Monday but more than 50,000 Aucklanders will be slammed with a 10% late penalty fee partly because no reminder to ratepayers has been communicated, says Cameron Brewer. More >>
CCOs fail in their attempt to mail annual reports
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 12:07 pm | Cameron Brewer
Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Wednesday, 14 November 2012 CCOs fail in their attempt to mail annual reports rather than front up to councillors More >>
Mayor protects CCOs, pet projects and office in budget cuts
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 4:09 pm | Cameron Brewer
“In the first round of the Auckland Council’s draft 2013/14 budget passed at today’s Strategy & Finance Committee, it was disappointing only $10.4m was cut from the CCOs collective draft operational budgets. Nothing was cut from the ... More >>
Another service reduction for old Auckland City area
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 5:15 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Mayor Len Brown’s draft budget for 2013/14 released today will cut out a long-held lawn mowing service for residents living in the old Auckland City area who are the same ratepayers stung the hardest with ongoing rates increases,” says ... More >>
$1b of new debt on “bits and bobs” in 12 months
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 10:57 am | Cameron Brewer
A request put by Auckand Councillor Cameron Brewer to have the extra billion dollars of debt accumulated in the last financial year explained and accounted for has shown nearly $3m a day going towards “bits and bobs” and not on big intergenerational ... More >>
Rafting’s compelling economic story news to economists
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 6:44 pm | Cameron Brewer
Today’s revelation that neither Auckland Council’s own economic development unit nor Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) were asked to have input or to review last week’s proposal to support a $20m - $30m ratepayer investment ... More >>
Council debt up $1b in 12 months, 1,165 staff earning $100k
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 1:01 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland ratepayers will be shocked to learn that council debt has escalated at a rate of nearly $3m a day in the past 12 months and that 1,165 Auckland Council staff now earn over $100,000, says Auckland councillor Cameron Brewer. More >>
Rates due with thousands set to be stung by 10% penalty
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 11:19 am | Cameron Brewer
Thousands of Auckland ratepayers will miss tomorrow night’s deadline to pay their first quarterly instalment of rates, stinging them an extra 10% in penalty fees, simply because they haven’t been adequately reminded,” says Auckland Councillor ... More >>
Sort Out Integrated Ticketing Mr Mayor!
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 9:14 am | Cameron Brewer
The biggest project failure by the Auckland Council so far has been its utter failure to deliver integrated ticketing for public transport. Two years ago Mayor Len Brown campaigned to sort it out once and for all, and in fact having it “operational ... More >>
More rates confusion, this time over 10% cap
Sunday, 19 August 2012, 11:05 am | Cameron Brewer
Mayor Len Brown’s promise that no Aucklander will pay more than a 10% rates increase does not match what many households have been asked to pay in their latest rates bills, says Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer. More >>
Mayor needs to regain control of CCOs
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 5:39 pm | Cameron Brewer
The Auditor-General has concluded that ATEED’s decision-making processes on the $10.6m V8 event for Pukekohe were “reasonable” and the issue will not be further investigated but has made clear that Auckland councillors were never asked to actually ... More >>
Big question marks revealed over V8 numbers sold to council
Sunday, 12 August 2012, 10:53 am | Cameron Brewer
Written responses from ATEED on the controversial V8 event for Pukekohe, costing Auckland ratepayers $10.6m, raise further concerns, says Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer. More >>
Rates opponent’s own rates go up 32.47%
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 10:21 am | Cameron Brewer
As the rates demands continue to hit the letterboxes, one lead opponent, Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer, says his own rates are up 32.47%, albeit to be paid in three annual instalments. More >>
Mayor Len Brown Caught Out Fibbing In Rates War
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 9:02 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Mayor Len Brown is doing his best to drown out the airwaves with political spin before a majority of Aucklanders receive significant rates rises in the mail, but in doing so he has sadly resorted to fibbing, says Auckland Councillor Cameron ... More >>
Queensland taxpayers want to pull out of V8 Supercars
Friday, 6 July 2012, 1:07 pm | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Friday, 6 July 2012 73% of Queensland taxpayers want to pull out of V8 Supercars More >>
HOP card fiasco Mayor's responsibility
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 11:00 pm | Cameron Brewer
HOP card fiasco Mayor's responsibility Mayor Len Brown needs to take responsibility, not reach for lawyers on costly HOP card fiasco Comment by Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer – 26 June 2012: The fifth highest priority in the Mayor’s 100 projects ... More >>
Centre-right aims to reduce Auckland rates rise to 2.5%
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 6:25 pm | Cameron Brewer
Media release Auckland Councillors Chris Fletcher and Cameron Brewer Tuesday, 22 May 2012 Centre-right aims to reduce Auckland rates rise to 2.5% Auckland Council Citizens and Ratepayers Leader Christine Fletcher and independent councillor Cameron ... More >>
Tram numbers and revenue down significantly
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 8:29 am | Cameron Brewer
Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer has released some alarming figures on the Wynyard Quarter trams he sought from Waterfront Auckland. More >>
Not fair that next generation has to pay for leaky homes
Friday, 23 March 2012, 11:33 am | Cameron Brewer
Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Friday, 23 March 2012 Not fair that next generation has to pay for today’s leaky homes Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer says Mayor Len Brown needs to address the $487m bill to fix Auckland’s leaky ... More >>
