Wayne Brown tables 10-year budget proposal with 7.5 per cent rates rise
Selling a long-term lease for the Port of Auckland business is included in the budget.
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Letters: We need more people to solve our infrastructure problems
OPINION: Where are the workers to satisfy our desire for 'First-World' infrastructure?
City Rail Link set to cost Auckland ratepayers $220m a year to operate from 2026
Interest is the biggest cost at $160m a year.
Simeon Brown can't say when Auckland regional fuel tax will be scrapped
In Opposition, Brown said the tax should be scrapped to help struggling Kiwis.
Allegations of blackmail over North Shore walkway stoush
Owners have erected a fence on walkway because of dispute with Auckland Council.
Auckland Council finance boss resigns
Peter Gudsell follows Wayne Brown's top communications adviser in quitting the council.
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.
Auckland mayor's plan to replace North Harbour Stadium with smaller venue
A small stadium would be the kiss of death for North Harbour, says councillor John Watson.
Mayor wants to sell lease in Port of Auckland and invest proceeds into $4b fund
Wayne Brown is also proposing a rates increase of 7.5 per cent for households next year.
Editorial: Here is Wayne Brown's opportunity to 'fix Auckland'
OPINION: Challenge or opportunity? The rubber is about to meet the road.
AT boss on three hour waits at carparks; future of cycleways and bus lanes
Dean Kimpton talks car park mayhem, missing cyclists, tough budgets and customer delight.
‘Chickens coming home to roost’: Rates rises, axed cycle lanes in Mayor Brown's 10-year budget
'The decisions of the past have determined our current budgetary woes.'
Chaos and abuse in Auckland Council’s Downtown Car Park debate
Mayor Wayne Brown locks horns with opponents over the future of a prime waterfront asset.
'Inexcusable': Auckland Council’s secret seven-figure payout labelled a disgrace
'Confidentiality clauses should not be used to shield the council from embarrassment.'
Simon Wilson: What Wayne Brown got right - and wrong - about congestion on Auckland roads
OPINION: Wayne Brown's ideas about traffic congestion are good but could be far better.
Cheaper to build a house in Auckland than a $470k pedestrian crossing
Mayor Wayne Brown says the costs are unjustifiable.
Congestion charging: All you need to know, including what's in the latest plans
Mayor Wayne Brown has floated a $5 charge on busy motorways to beat congestion.
Auckland congestion charges given green light
Lack of public transport is a penalty and a blunt penalty, said Cr Wayne Walker.
Wayne Brown reveals which motorists could avoid paying $5 motorway congestion charge
Schoolchildren should have choices other than the motorway, says Wayne Brown.
Wayne Brown wants new Government to review earthquake strengthening rules for the city
Brown says there are rules for earthquakes but not volcanoes in Auckland.
Simon Wilson: Ready for the Steven Joyce and Wayne Brown Roadshow?
OPINION: Some suggestions for the new Government on fixing Auckland, including car parks.
AT issues four apologies in turbulent week, the latest to Mayor Wayne Brown
The mayoral office was not impressed with the assumptions made by AT.
AT backs down and keeps car parks on K Rd after outrage from businesses and criticism from mayor
It's 'just arrogance' on the part of AT, says a senior council officer.
Wayne Brown takes AT to task over removal of K Rd car parks
Stop trashing AT's improving image, Brown told AT chief executive Dean Kimpton.
K Rd businesses fearful after AT proceeds with removing last remaining car parks
You take away our parking, you take away our customers, says one retailer.
Car parks removed on K Rd despite calls from Wayne Brown for a rethink
The new parking signs are already turning away customers, say worried businesses.
‘Incredibly frustrating’: How a $1m Queen St pedestrianisation project ballooned to $12m
'We could do a lot more ... without having to do massive infrastructure,' Swarbrick said.
Ratepayers the winners in Auckland port user price hikes, says Mayor Wayne Brown
There's now pressure on the port to deliver bang for the bucks regarding efficiency.
Mayor Wayne Brown proposes slashing number of Auckland local boards
Mayor looking closely at parts of council that have been unchanged in 13 years.
Simon Wilson: Welcome to Auckland - it’s not what you may have thought
OPINION: The election has thrown some new realities of Auckland into sharp relief.
‘Auckland knows best’: Mayor Wayne Brown’s letter to the new Government
Auckland sends 40 per cent of taxes to Wellington but gets less back, says Brown.
Auckland port’s boss tells councillors of 'premium import' future
Port of Auckland wants to be the "premium" port but it won't be halving its emissions.