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Mayor Brown Urges Aucklanders To Remain Vigilant
Friday, 24 February 2023, 8:07 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is urging Aucklanders to remain vigilant and keep an eye on the MetService rain radar as thunderstorms move across the region. The Mayor has been briefed at the Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) Control Centre by the ... More >>
Mayor Proposes Additional $20m A Year For Storm Response
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 8:04 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has proposed an additional $20 million a year for storm response activities, focusing on improved prevention and mitigation measures, to increase Auckland’s preparedness for severe weather events. “The impact of Cyclone ... More >>
Mayor Extends Local State Of Emergency For Another Week, As Cyclone Risk Grows
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:39 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has extended the duration of the local state of emergency for another week, in accordance with section 71(2) of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002. Mayor Brown is satisfied that an emergency still exists in the ... More >>
Mayor Meets US Ambassador: Floods And Climate Change Lead Agenda
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 7:54 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met US Ambassador to New Zealand Tom Udall in Auckland today. Ambassador Udall is the first foreign envoy Mayor Brown has met formally since his election in October, a mark of the importance Mayor Brown and Auckland Council ... More >>
Waitangi Day Impacted By Floods
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 2:15 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said Waitangi Day looks and feels very different in Tāmaki Makaurau this year, following devastating floods that severely impacted the region. “I know that local communities had been gearing up to host Waitangi Day events ... More >>
Mayor Announces Help With Big Auckland Clean Up
Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:37 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has announced three practical steps Auckland Council is taking to help Aucklanders with the big Auckland clean up. “Home-owners, families, flatmates, neighbours and volunteers began the big Auckland clean up as soon as Saturday ... More >>
Mayor Focuses On Preparation For Tonight And Recovery
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 7:43 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown focussed today on ensuring Auckland is as well prepared as possible for any further heavy or torrential rain tonight, and on the recovery from Friday night’s unprecedented downpour. The Mayor spent most of the day in ... More >>
Mayor Of Auckland | Emergency Updates @MayorAuckland
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 5:57 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
It has been a terrible night for thousands of Aucklanders, following widespread damage, displacement, and disruption from flooding and torrential rain. Auckland is currently under a state of local emergency. Early this morning, Mayor Wayne Brown ... More >>
Mayor Ends Year Delivering Big Expectations
Friday, 23 December 2022, 11:51 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wraps-up 2022, having delivered his mayoral proposal and letters of expectation for CCOs with the Governing Body’s overwhelming support, only 56 days into the job. “To get to this point so soon after my inauguration ... More >>
Mayor Declares Auckland ‘A City With Culture’
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 2:02 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has indicated that funding cuts are highly unlikely for those ‘arts and cultural events most highly valued by Aucklanders’. The Mayor’s letter of expectation to Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU), to be sent this week, ... More >>
Mayor Comfortable With Progress In First Two Months
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 8:08 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he’s “comfortable” with progress in his first two months after the Governing Body approved his 2023/24 budget proposal for consultation with Aucklanders and endorsed his proposed Letters of Expectation to Council Controlled ... More >>
Clarification Re Mayor's Comment About Auckland Airport (AIA)
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 12:32 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office said: Like everyone in the investment community, the Mayor was speculating about how the airport company might finance its ambitious capital expenditure programme which has been publicly reported to include: $160 million ... More >>
Bus Driver Decision Suggests Government Is Now Listening To Aucklanders
Monday, 12 December 2022, 6:14 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says today’s announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of a new temporary residence pathway for bus drivers, and the $200 million for the Eastern Busway announced by Transport Minister Michael Wood on Saturday, ... More >>
Work Begins Towards Single Comprehensive Auckland Transport Plan
Monday, 12 December 2022, 12:28 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland Council’s Governing Body will begin work this week towards a single comprehensive plan to futureproof Auckland with one high-quality, joined-up transport system. Last week, Mayor Brown and Transport Minister Michael ... More >>
Re: Direct Provision Of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Friday, 9 December 2022, 4:21 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
A spokesperson from the Mayor’s Office said: Auckland Council faces a $295 million budget hole. The Mayoral Proposal will include a target of $60 million in operational savings at Auckland Council and, during a confidential pre-budget workshop, the supporting ... More >>
Mayor’s Proposed 4.66% Rates Rise Below Inflation
Monday, 5 December 2022, 10:41 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s budget proposal outlines a total rates rise of just 4.66% which would see the average Auckland household, with a property capital value of $1.4 million, paying an extra $154 per year or $3 per week. This is well below ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Extra Transport Funding For Auckland
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 2:42 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
“Every bit helps,” Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said today in response to Transport Minister Michael Wood’s Transport Choices package 2022-24. The package provides taxpayer funding for Auckland Transport (AT) projects which meet central government ... More >>
Local Boards To Play Their Part In Plugging $295 Million Budget Hole
Saturday, 3 December 2022, 2:31 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is asking all elected members, including Local Boards, to help plug the forecast $295 million budget hole. The Mayor’s 2023/24 budget proposal is seeking record savings of $130 million across Auckland Council and Council-Controlled ... More >>
Mayor’s Budget Proposal Seeks Record Savings
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 10:04 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s forthcoming 2023/24 budget proposal will seek record savings of $130 million across Auckland Council, and Council-Controlled Organisations (CCOs), to help bridge a forecast budget hole of $295 million. Cost savings from ... More >>
Mayor’s Office Corrects Misinformation On Three Waters
Friday, 18 November 2022, 12:59 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
A spokesperson for Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has corrected misinformation from central government about Three Waters costs. Last month, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern incorrectly told media that Auckland rates would go up by 7% if the controversial ... More >>
