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Probe Into Electoral Breaches
A number of search warrants have been executed on residential and business addresses in Auckland’s Papatoetoe ward over the last two days as part of the police...
Bob Harvey Pick Good Move
It’s good to see Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey get a place in the new Auckland local body scheme as chair of the waterfront agency. As the creator of Waitakere’s...
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...
Rodney Council Wants Out
Labour is introducing a “local bill” into parliament to exclude Rodney from the new Auckland “supercity” and establish a new unitary council for the district. It...
Key Auck Transport People Named
Fergus Gammie, currently Chief Executive of ARTA has this afternoon been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the new Auckland Transport CCO that replaces ARTA...
SuperCity Protest Hits Traffic
Expects delays around here A protest by northern residents fighting the SuperCity changes will mess with Queens Birthday holiday traffic heading north on Friday...
Greens: SuperCity Still Flawed
The Greens doesn’t buy the government’s attempt to sooth Aucklanders concerns about the accountability of CCOs like Auckland Transport. And in its minority...
Goff SuperCity Promise
Labour leader Phil Goff, saying National’s SuperCity plans for Auckland had “gone off the rails” today promised changes if Labour became the next...
Hide: Supercouncil Could Sack Transport Chiefs
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide says the first Auckland supercouncil can sack “one or all” members of the new Auckland Transport body if they wish...
Transport Body’s Secret Powers Must Not Be Allowed
The government decision to let the forthcoming all-powerful supercity Auckland transport authority operate in total secrecy is a disgrace. We must fight it. Transport...
Auckland City To Tell Govt Concerns About New Transport Body
Auckland City Council has concerns about how the new Auckland Transport body will run in the new Auckland super city. The council says this in its submission on...
At close range, how pretty is the SuperCity?
This week’s Auckland City Council newsletter City Scene makes much about how the council “is continuing to strengthen its zero-tolerance approach to...
