Wayne Brown Auckland: The Mayor the City Deserves?
Wayne Brown may be a grumpy propertied boomer, but Martyn says that is exactly why he fits Auckland: a city managing decline without disturbing property prices.
Local Government
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Cash-for-Consents Won’t Fix NZ Housing – Dave Bainbridge-Zafar
David Seymour thinks councils can be bribed into fixing housing. Dave Bainbridge-Zafar says the real blockage is in Wellington, where state housing has been abandoned for market theatre.
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Why wasn’t Ray Chung hounded like Tory Whanau?
Tory Whanau was publicly torn apart for rumours and innuendo, yet Ray Chung’s resignation following police concerns around an emergency response has generated nowhere near the same level of scrutiny. The contrast says a lot about who the media chooses to target.
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Wellington Fare Hike Hits Workers During Fuel Crisis
Wellington commuters are being hit with higher Metlink fares just as fuel prices surge, and unions say working people are paying the price again.
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Coromandel Candidate Warns Over Council Reforms
The push for larger council structures is raising fears that regional communities like the Coromandel will lose local voices and local control.
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Greens Attack Government’s Council Shake-Up
Councils are already under pressure from infrastructure costs, climate events and reform fatigue, and now the Government wants to restructure the sector at speed.
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Greens Slam Government Council Shake-Up
Councils are already stretched thin. Now the Government wants sweeping reforms pushed through at speed, and the Greens say democracy is paying the price.
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Hawke’s Bay Mayor should ask Wellington and Tauranga about woke weather warnings
First they mock “woke weather warnings”. Then they praise resilience. Then they leave communities to fend for themselves in a climate crisis they helped deepen.
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When your co-governance racism is so great that even Shane Jones splutters
When Shane Jones is the one calling your anti-Māori meltdown “pathetic”, you’ve wandered well past dog-whistle politics and into full public embarrassment.
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Auckland Council Moves Toward Israel Sanctions
Auckland Council has voted to explore sanctions on companies linked to Israeli settlements — joining a growing list of NZ councils taking a stand.
