Mayor's new transport plans: Never pay more than $50 a week for buses, trains and ferries
Mayor Wayne Brown reveals new plans and tough budget cuts for transport in Auckland.
Mayor Wayne Brown reveals new plans and tough budget cuts for transport in Auckland.
A small stadium would be the kiss of death for North Harbour, says councillor John Watson.
Wayne Brown is also proposing a rates increase of 7.5 per cent for households next year.
OPINION: Challenge or opportunity? The rubber is about to meet the road.
Dean Kimpton talks car park mayhem, missing cyclists, tough budgets and customer delight.
'The decisions of the past have determined our current budgetary woes.'
Mayor Wayne Brown locks horns with opponents over the future of a prime waterfront asset.
'Confidentiality clauses should not be used to shield the council from embarrassment.'
OPINION: Wayne Brown's ideas about traffic congestion are good but could be far better.
Lack of public transport is a penalty and a blunt penalty, said Cr Wayne Walker.
Schoolchildren should have choices other than the motorway, says Wayne Brown.
Brown says there are rules for earthquakes but not volcanoes in Auckland.
OPINION: Some suggestions for the new Government on fixing Auckland, including car parks.
The mayoral office was not impressed with the assumptions made by AT.
It's 'just arrogance' on the part of AT, says a senior council officer.
Stop trashing AT's improving image, Brown told AT chief executive Dean Kimpton.
You take away our parking, you take away our customers, says one retailer.
The new parking signs are already turning away customers, say worried businesses.
Mayor looking closely at parts of council that have been unchanged in 13 years.
OPINION: The election has thrown some new realities of Auckland into sharp relief.
Auckland sends 40 per cent of taxes to Wellington but gets less back, says Brown.
Port of Auckland wants to be the "premium" port but it won't be halving its emissions.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown gets an annual ratecard from Bernard Orsman and Simon Wilson.
Water bills could double over four years to $2720 under National, says Brown.
The gloomy outlook comes hard on the heels of rates and water bill rise this year.
In an exclusive interview, Auckland mayor Wayne Brown unveils some new plans for the city.
The former TV3 and 1News reporter has resigned after barely six months.
"More of the tax Aucklanders pay should stay in Auckland," Mayor Wayne Brown said.
OPINION: Christopher Luxon talks a big numbers game but the reality is very different.
Port of Auckland has celebrated a good financial year with a bonus for unionised staff.