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Len Brown: I WILL Deliver Rail
Incoming Auckland supermayor Len Brown wants to assure AKT readers (that’s you!) he WILL deliver his promised rail projects. And he says he is very confident...
Photos: Len Brown Celebrates
Auckland’s new supermayor Len Brown was warmly congratulated by his supporters throughout the afternoon at One Tree Hill’s Sorrento where his campaign...
Video: Len Brown: Why I Won
Auckland’s first supermayor Len Brown says his transport policy played a key part in his winning the election by a landslide. Brown promises he will keep Auckland...
How To Change Auckland in 100 Days
A door-to-door mini-bus based public transport system is advocated today in a 45 page report, from CEOs and member companies of the New Zealand Business Council...
Property Man To Stand
Another Auckland super-mayoral candidate has declared himself today - property management specialist and March for Democracy organiser Colin Craig. He told...
Mike Lee Candidacy Confirmed
ARC Chair, Mike Lee, will stand as a council candidate for City Vision for the Waitemata & Gulf ward of the new Auckland Council. His endorsement by the left-leaning...
Pity About Bob
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey has confirmed to his local paper that he just missed out on the big new CEO job for Auckland City . A pity. It would have made the transition...
Queens Wharf Tent “Half Baked Scheme”
Labour says the idea to “pitch a tent” on Queens Wharf shows the government is “all over the place” on the plans for RWC 2011 Party central on the wharf. The...
Auckland Rail’s Big Day -Grafton, Double Tracking Opens - In Photos
An afternoon to celebrate. Auckland gets a shiny nice-looking Grafton train station, light years in looks away from the old style Auckland train station -...
Transport Minister Steven Joyce Opens Grafton Train Station - Photos
Transport Minister Steven Joyce this afternoon opened the new $3m Grafton train station, in Park Rd. After some brief speeches, he unveiled the plaque marking it...
Auckland City Rethinks Bus-Only Grafton Bridge
Auckland City Councillors are re-thinking the bus-only policy over Grafton Bridge, following the bad publicity resulting from the number of tickets issued to motorists...
Aotea Square Still a Way To Go - A Look Behind The Wooden Fence
It feels as if Aotea Square has been under redevelopment for years. In fact, the work did start in October, 2008 - and it will two years to the month -...
Even The Harshest Critics Can Be Turned Around
In noting the super-city mayoral support for the CBD rail tunnel (Banks, Brown, Lee, if he’s a candidate). it’s amazing to note how people can get...
New Poll: Banks & Brown 50% each
The Auckland super-city mayoralty race could be quite a battle between John Banks and present Manukau mayor Len Brown. A poll, released by Curia (which does polling...
Mayors Reject $97m Queens Wharf Plan (Updated)
Auckland’s mayor John Banks has announced to a news conference this afternoon that the city’s mayors’ (plural) forum has agreed not to rush into...
Manukau Mayor Len Brown Promises To Dump Auckland Transport Directors, End Secrecy
Manukau Mayor and supercity candidate Len Brown promises that if elected as Auckland’s first super-city mayor, Auckland’s new transport body will not operate...
Power Failure: Western Line Rush Hour Chaos - Photos (Updated)
The rush-hour power failure, which involved causing the new multi-million Newmarket signalling system to not be able to function for a while, led to chaos at Britomart...
How Rail Electrification Will Look at Stations - Can Auckland’s Landscape Cope?
This is how Kiwirail is showing Auckland councils how electrification will look at stations and in their region’s landscape - in this case Papakura. Andrew,...
Banksy Launches His SuperMayor Campaign With Rail Promise
The website johnbanks.co.nz has been saying “Coming Soon.” And this morning, Banks officially launched his bid for the Auckland supercity mayoralty with...
First CBD Rail Loop Report Nears Completion
The first stage of the study being done to move forward the CBD rail loop idea is nearing completion. The first stage is to reach agreement on the alignment and...
