COMMENT: Is it just me or is it slightly ironic that in the same night Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff was out counting the city's homeless, a report revealed that customer satisfaction with Auckland Council's building consents department is at an "all time low".
Not only that, but the report also states the current dire situation with the consents department poses a risk to the council's "ability to support building construction activity in Auckland".
This report is of course hot on the heels of an apology from council management last year over delays to resource consents being issued, and the latest issues surrounding its inability to decode its own unitary plan.
There are record numbers of consents being sought - and the department is just not meeting current demand, let along anticipated growth, according to the report.
And Auckland's growth is driving the surge.