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![How much your local council gets paid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How much your local council gets paid
Pay boss says high performers shouldn't be penalised when others are dragging the chain.
![An end to bloated bureaucracy? Auckland Council appoints new executive team](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
An end to bloated bureaucracy? Auckland Council appoints new executive team
Chief executive Phil Wilson, who took the job last November, makes top-level changes.
![Focus: Auckland business owners call for more police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Auckland business owners call for more police
Business owners in Auckland’s CBD are pleading for more cops as safety fears keep customers away. Video / NZHerald
![Weekly rates and water now $100 for average household in Auckland Council's 10-year Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekly rates and water now $100 for average household in Auckland Council's 10-year Budget
Doing nothing is changing nothing, says Independent Maori Statutory Board member.
![‘Get on with it’: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown urges councillors to get on and pass the budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Get on with it’: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown urges councillors to get on and pass the budget
The Mayor arrived at the meeting wearing a Coastguard cap saying 'Rescue Auckland'.
![Proposed rates rises for Auckland households lower than first proposed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Proposed rates rises for Auckland households lower than first proposed
'I’ve proposed the lowest rates increase of any metropolitan council in New Zealand.'
![Focus: Auckland Mayor slams CBD parking charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Auckland Mayor slams CBD parking charges
Wayne Brown has reprimanded Auckland Transport over its 24/7 parking charges. Video / NZHerald
![CBD parking, Mt Ruapehu’s future and Lachlan Jones inquest | Focus Morning Bulletin May 14, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
CBD parking, Mt Ruapehu’s future and Lachlan Jones inquest | Focus Morning Bulletin May 14, 2024
Auckland’s Mayor blasts AT over CBD parking charges, Whakapapa skifield’s future and the Lachie Jones inquest in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / TVNZ / NZHerald
![Simon Wilson: Parking fees, port plans, speed bumps and the Wynyard bridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Simon Wilson: Parking fees, port plans, speed bumps and the Wynyard bridge
Opinion: Why doesn't Wayne Brown defend the policies he demanded in the first place?
![Editorial: AT will win no friends by making people pay for something that was free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: AT will win no friends by making people pay for something that was free
OPINION: Inner-city locals would be right to wonder why they’re being treated differently.
!['Massive change': Auckland CBD to be stung with 24/7 parking fees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Massive change': Auckland CBD to be stung with 24/7 parking fees
Plans to charge for CBD parking 24/7 could drive tenants out, hurt businesses: resident.
![Editorial: Why Wayne Brown scrapped plans for a Ports of Auckland lease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Why Wayne Brown scrapped plans for a Ports of Auckland lease
OPINION: Wayne Brown's decision was driven by a simple equation.
!['It's a man's world': Auckland councillor pleads for women’s voice in transport planning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It's a man's world': Auckland councillor pleads for women’s voice in transport planning
Women have a different life to men, says Angela Dalton.
![Grid crisis, Taiwan trips and pharmacies investigated | Focus Morning Bulletin May 10, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grid crisis, Taiwan trips and pharmacies investigated | Focus Morning Bulletin May 10, 2024
Kiwis wake to icy temperatures amid grid crisis and why Wayne Brown’s unhappy about councillors’ trips to Taiwan in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
![Mayor Wayne Brown bins long-term lease for Port of Auckland, sticks with status quo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mayor Wayne Brown bins long-term lease for Port of Auckland, sticks with status quo
The Auckland Mayor earlier warned that the 'manure hits the fan' if nothing changed.
![Financial case has not been made to lease Port of Auckland, says economist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Financial case has not been made to lease Port of Auckland, says economist
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown agreed to commission the report after requests by councillors.
![PM, Auckland Mayor reveal how much Watercare bills will rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PM, Auckland Mayor reveal how much Watercare bills will rise
This is the first deal struck under the new Local Water Done Well programme.
!['Understandably unsettling': Auckland Council boss axes 14 top jobs, including execs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Understandably unsettling': Auckland Council boss axes 14 top jobs, including execs
The senior executive team has been cut from nine to seven roles as part of a $4m saving.
![Auckland councillors considering solutions to avoid water bills rising by 25 per cent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland councillors considering solutions to avoid water bills rising by 25 per cent
Wayne Brown is confident a solution will be found.
![Auckland’s raised crossings ditched for new approach after criticism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland’s raised crossings ditched for new approach after criticism
AT came under fire for its approach to raised pedestrian crossings.
![Wayne Brown’s massive Auckland budget problems - Simon Wilson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wayne Brown’s massive Auckland budget problems - Simon Wilson
Opinion: Does the Auckland mayor have enough council support for his spending plans?