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Banks To the Rescue?
Former Auckland Mayor and ACT MP hopeful John Banks is among those honoured in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list - a companion of the Queen’s...
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...
How Banks Went Off Track
In a rather dull Auckland mayoral campaign played safe by leading candidates, airport rail was the under-the-surface hot button with voters. Manukau’s Len...
Election Result Maybe Sunday
We’ll hopefully be able to discuss the trend of the Auckland supermayor election voting from mid-afternoon tomorrow but it may be Sunday before we know whether...
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...
Airport Rail Will Go Broke?
John Banks threw an unwelcome curveball into the airport rail debate at the weekend by claiming that if Auckland gets airport rail, it will go broke. He claims there’s...
Banks: Rail To Albany Lunacy
With just days left for voting in the local body election, Auckland Mayor John Banks says airport rail would go broke and rail to Albany was a lunatic idea, neither of...
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,...
Brown: “I Have Healthy Lead”
Len Brown says he considers he has a “healthy lead” in the Auckland supermayor race but is “not taking anything for granted.” In fact while...
Banks vs Brown On PT
Auckland supermayoral candidate Len Brown today accused main rival, Auckland City’s John Banks as engaging in “wishy washy backdown” over transport...
Banks Reveals New Water Charges
John Banks has revealed his water pricing plan saying he has a “visionary policy” that would apply after 2o12, if he’s elected supermayor. He says...
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...
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...
Brewer: Review All Bus Lanes
Auckland City Orakei ward candidate Cameron Brewer is calling for a complete review of the city’s entire bus lane policy - and says the new supercouncil...
Poll:1.4% Between Banks & Brown
Auckland Mayor John Banks has only a slight lead of 1.4%, over Manukau’s Len Brown, in the latest poll on the SuperCity Mayoralty. That small lead was when voters...
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 -...
Super Mayor Candidates Differ On New Transport Model
A clear statement this morning from supercity mayoral candidate and Manukau mayor, Len Brown that public transport will be a key part of his campaign - and...
Why Be Super Mayor? It’s Starting To Sound Like An Evil SimCity
I’m beginning to wonder why anyone would want to stand for super-mayor of the new super-city, a job that seems to have become effectively a two-man race between...
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...
