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'The people who miss out are invisible.'
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$346k Auckland crossing dug up for repair months later
The contractor was told to fix the problems at no cost to ratepayers.
Erebus memorial scrapped despite engineers’ recommendations
Plans were abandoned for safety concerns, engineers outlined a way to go ahead with it.
'Totally unacceptable': Pensioner's long fight against 43 per cent rate rise
Roger Hawkins says council rates account for 18 per cent of his pension.
K’ Road shop owners’ despair: ‘I come to work every day ready to fight’
Business owners say they don’t go a day without being robbed or harassed.
National Erebus Memorial site in Auckland scrapped after safety concerns
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strongly supported a National Erebus Memorial.
Auckland Council consultation shows 'majority support' for selling airport shares
The mayor is urging councillors to keep an open mind about how to bridge a $295m gap.
'Profoundly moved': Anzac Day brings memories of Wayne Brown's war hero dad
Brown is moved by his father's harrowing description of war.
Environment Minister allows Auckland Council reprieve on Government intensification push after floods, cyclone
'Extension to enable staff to investigate flooding impacts and its implications': Parker
Should school zone limits be dropped to 30km/h?
Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi proposed dropping school zone speed limits to 30km/h.
Flood fallout: Council plots new build rules for storm-lashed areas
People want a home they don't have to flee when dark clouds gather, says Lyall Carter.
Stricter noise controls for Hauraki Gulf helipad users
Council planners enact stricter noise controls on helicopters on the Hauraki Gulf islands.
Landlord says $13.8m street upgrade 'highway for criminals'
The design and layout also helped criminals because signs and posts had been removed.
Reverse gear: Auckland Transport abandons plan to remove kerbside parking without consultation
Phil Goff called an earlier plan by AT "bloody arrogant".
Auckland floods: Council chief executive apologises over poor storm response
There was scrambling on a massive scale by mid-afternoon, said Phil Wilson.
Who wants $14.9m from biggest builder to fail this year?
Name anything you see happening on a building site and those supplying stuff are on list.
Auckland floods: Council chief executive to front media on damning report
Jim Stabback to address criticisms of council response in report.
Rates v airport shares: The battle of the Auckland Council budget
Arts and community funding are safe(ish) but the fate of the airport shares is undecided.
Auckland Council CEO left work to go home during peak of response to fatal floods
Outgoing CEO Jim Stabback admitted 'with hindsight' he would have stayed in his office.
Documents reveal chaotic scenes at Auckland Council during flood
Emails from the day of the record-breaking January floods have been released to RNZ.
Three Waters reset: 'Ensures that we have a local voice', mixed reaction from councils
'Affordable Water Reforms' will consist of 10 entities instead of the original four.
Emergency management chair found out about Auckland floods from daughter
Howick councillor Sharon Stewart says the flood is a wake-up call for the council.
‘Ensure it doesn’t happen again’: Calls for urgent action after damning flood review
Manukau Ward councillor Alf Filipaina hopes recommendations will prevent past mistakes.
Damning Auckland flood report, Three Waters re-brand & Wellington's million-dollar mistake | Focus Morning Bulletin: 13 April, 2023
Damning Auckland flood report calls out failings, Government ready to reveal Three Waters re-brand and Wellington Council's million dollar mistake in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'System failure': Damning Auckland flood review finds lack of leadership by mayor, council
“This unprecedented event unfolded with extraordinary speed. Minutes mattered."
Simon Wilson: Hey Wayne, fixing dysfunction starts at the top
The flood report tells Auckland's mayor and his council they all have to do better.
'Minutes mattered': Mayor, council response to Auckland floods criticised in review
The report was commissioned by Mayor Wayne Brown.
Auckland mayor takes potshots at city's business elite and fires up again over cones
The mayor also hit up the new Auckland Transport boss to sort out the road cones.
Auckland’s Santa Parade could move from Queen St
Public funding for Santa Parade is decreasing, says Simon Bridges.
Project Auckland Report live stream in full
Join Mayor Wayne Brown, Minister for Auckland Michael Wood and Auckland's top business owners as they look at ways to improve Auckland's infrastructure in 2023 and beyond. Video / NZ Herald
The Herald's Project Auckland
Project Auckland is a NZ Herald initiative that aims to examine the current and future state of Auckland City. Video / Ella Wilks
'Wild West': Big housing project a return to bad city planning, councillor says
The councillor believes the application should be publicly notified to give people a say.
Project Auckland: Flood protection at work
The transformation of a park involved a vast system to deal with 1-in-100-year deluges.
Bernard Orsman: Welcome to Wayne’s world
OPINION: To Auckland’s mayor, problems are there to be fixed.