An open waterfront? Here's the choice...
Auckland has a choice if it wants to open up more of its waterfront - let the port expand into the Waitemata Harbour or lose cargo to Tauranga and Northland.
Auckland has a choice if it wants to open up more of its waterfront - let the port expand into the Waitemata Harbour or lose cargo to Tauranga and Northland.
Auckland Council is considering cutting the number of unelected council-controlled organisations from seven to four.
The Maritime Union denies claims it will lose its dominance in the Ports of Auckland dispute due to the emergence of a new union.
Alternatives to Auckland's inner-city port have already been investigated and costed in a Ports of Auckland study released exclusively to the Herald.
On the 30th of this month union workers will default to individual contracts and then the Ports of Auckland could, according to my sources, restart their failed contracting-out campaign.
The Auckland Council body that oversees Ports of Auckland came in for stinging criticism yesterday from councillor and former regional council chairman Mike Lee.