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Final: Brown By 65,945
Auckland’s first supermayor won the election by 65,945 votes. In the final tally, Brown got 237,487 votes and Banks got 171,542 votes. Colin Craig siphoned...
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...
Council Lineup Includes Mike Lee
It’s full steam ahead for Mike Lee who was way ahead in the provisional results for the prized inner city and Waihake Waitemata and Gulf seat, beating C&R-supported...
Len Brown Wins - Vote Details
Len Brown, as polls predicted, will be Auckland’s first supermayor. With victory clear, John Banks brought forward a planned news conference to 1.30pm to make...
Albert Park CBD Loop Pushed
Mayoral candidate Colin Craig not content with the suggestion pods are the answer to Auckland transport woes now is pushing an Albert Park inner city rail loop. He...
Poll: Banks Not Getting Nats
I remain a little sceptical about local body election polls - but if you believe the latest one current Auckland mayor Banks is failing to attract expected...
Candidate: Forget Rail, Use Pods
It’s that time for nutcase ideas. Point To Point shuttle systems are the best and most cost effective solution to Auckland’s public transport woes according...
Voting Guide- Transport Policies
Here is what the leading mayoral candidates have to say about their transport policies. While the completion of rail networks is a popular supermayoral policy,...
No CBD Loop Before 2027
So it’s official. Construction of a CBD loop won’t start within the next decade. That’s the word from transport minister Steven Joyce. The first...
Mark Ross for Supermayor?
Still working out who to vote for as Auckland’s first supermayor? 27 year old Mark Ross, a courier driver from Christchurch has launched his campaign, saying:...
Banks On Where He Stands
Auckland Mayor John Banks today denied speculation he has gone cold on promoting public transport. The speculation follows transport minister Steven Joyce warning...
Time Running Out For Surprise Mayor
If any exciting new Auckland mayoral candidate is going to arise, there are only a few hours left for that person to do the official paper work. Nominations for...
Joyce: CBD Loop Maybe
Transport Minister Steven Joyce says forget about rail links to the North Shore or an airport rail link. But he is not adverse to the idea of a CBD rail loop -...
SuperMayors On CBD Loop
Auckland’s supermayoral candidates today took part in their first televised debate -and were asked who could deliver a CBD rail loop to the city. Here is...
Brown’s Local Vision
Mayoral candidate Len Brown wants the new local boards to be responsible for local decisions on local roads, footpaths, pedestrian zones and bus stops, speed limits...
Want a $240,000 Job?
Want a $240,000 job? Well, stand for the Auckland SuperCity. The Remuneration Authority has determined that the new Auckland Council mayor will be paid $240,000,...
Auckland Stays The Same?
The signs are that there won’t be much major change to the Auckland super-city legislation when the parliamentary select committee, which heard submissions,...
Hide: One Rule For All
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide today rejected Phil Goff’s policy of having the Mayor of Auckland sit in on Cabinet Committees.”There should be...
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...
