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Wayne Brown criticises Auckland’s $737K ‘Happy Guide’ campaign

Auckland’s cultural and economic agency Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU) says its recent 'Happy Guide' campaign, which cost over $737,000, was an effort to improve...

Auckland Council approves move of Western Springs Speedway despite community pushback

After nearly a century at Western Springs, Auckland’s speedway will move to Waikaraka Park in Onehunga following a contentious council decision. The Auckland Council voted...

Auckland set to enforce new alcohol restrictions with early nighttime ban and liquor store freeze

Auckland is poised to implement a Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) that will ban the sale of alcohol in supermarkets and bottle stores after 9pm...

Wayne Brown proposes $20 billion investment to transform Auckland’s public transport

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has unveiled a proposal for nearly $20 billion in council funding to enhance the city's public transport system in the...

Wayne Brown wants big changes at Auckland Transport

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has issued a demand to Auckland Transport (AT), urging them to heed the community's voice and implement transit reforms aligned...

Boost in funding for Auckland Downtown safety measures welcomed by employers

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's announcement of an additional $570,000 for downtown safety initiatives has been met with approval from employers' groups. The funding will support...

Prominent Aucklanders come out against 35-year lease of Downtown Port

A coalition of influential Auckland figures, including Sir Stephen Tindall, Lady Pippa Blake, Sir Ralph Norris, and MP Chlöe Swarbrick, has formally objected to...

Released private emails show Wayne Brown’s concerns with consultant’s fees

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has expressed concerns over the consultancy fees associated with the Waitematā Harbour crossing study. Documents obtained by State-funded news outlet RNZ...

Paula Bennett contemplating run for Auckland mayoralty

Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett is contemplating a run for the Auckland mayoralty in the next year's election. Having retired from the political arena...

Wayne Brown tells AT to stop work on RFT-funded projects

Mayor Wayne Brown has now formally requested that Auckland Transport immediately stop work on projects funded by the Regional Fuel Tax (RFT). On Tuesday, Mayor...

Wayne Brown’s proposal passes the first hurdle

Mayor Wayne Brown’s full raft of recommendations to ‘strengthen the financial and physical resilience of the Auckland region’ will go to public consultation in...

Time-of-use charging on the cards in Auckland

The Transport and Infrastructure Committee will hold a meeting which councillors will be asked to give the green light for a group to be...

Wayne Brown proposes Auckland Future Fund for financial and physical resilience

Mayor Wayne Brown is proposing to consult Aucklanders on a new regional wealth fund that would provide a better return on investment from Auckland...

Wayne Brown accepts findings of independent review

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said he accepts the recommendations of the independent review into the response to the Auckland Anniversary floods, and will work...

Auckland Council Relief Fund receiving hundreds of applications – Wayne Brown

Demand for the Auckland Council Emergency Relief Fund is high, with over 300 applications since it was announced on Tuesday. The fund opened with a...

Auckland floods: Wayne Brown wasn’t on Emergency Management e-mail list

Neither the Mayor nor his office received crucial updates the day before or during the recent record-breaking storm. E-mails from Civil Defence, as well as...

Wayne Brown announces help with the big Auckland clean up

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,...

Bryce Edwards: How authorities failed Aucklanders in an emergency

How much confidence should the public have in authorities managing natural disasters? Not much, judging by the farcical way in which the civil defence emergence...

Wayne Brown tells Watercare and Council CEO to stop working on Three Waters

The incoming Auckland Mayor made his views clear in a letter sent to Watercare Chairwoman Margaret Devlin and Auckland Council CEO Jim Stabback. In a...

Watch: ‘Hit the road Goff – and don’t ya come back no more’

Newly elected Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown trolls his predecessor, leftist Phil Goff with a Ray Charles classic. https://twitter.com/CarlinLee7/status/1578665700184690692?s=20&t=aPKXV06JU5HvqCAhlwbL7Q  

Wayne Brown wins Auckland mayoralty – Local Govt Election results

The former Far North District Council mayor defeated leftist Labour candidate Efeso Collins. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's endorsement of Efeso Collins proved to be the...

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