There was a very large turn-out of mourners for the funeral of Professor John Morton at Saint Mary’s Anglican Church in Parnell last Friday. The size of the crowd reflected the stature of the man and...
I wish to welcome everyone here this morning to this handsome new Baldwin Avenue Station Congratulations especially to Auckland Transport and KiwiRail and thanks also to the workers who built it. In the preparations...
Blessing of the Fishing Fleet – Auckland Anniversary Day:Speech notes Mike Lee Tena koutou katoa. First of all I wish to extend to you the warm greetings of the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown...
First of all I extend readers the Compliments of the Season and hope everyone is having a happy Christmas holiday. As one gets older – the more the time seems to go faster. When...
Back in August I was criticised by some of my friends in the Green Party for refusing to show up at a rally organised by Keith Locke to demonstrate support for the CBD Rail...
Mike Lee’s speech to the Auckland Council opposing the St Luke’s expansion decision. We have heard a lot about ‘fairness’ this morning – I want to know what’s fair about the Auckland Council –...
Rau rangatira ma – kua tae mai nei I te te kaupapa o te ra – te kotahitanga o Tamaki makau rau. Tena koutou katoa. Mr Mayor, Members of the Governing body, ladies and...
Last Thursday I finally got to achieve an ambition I have had since 1996. In its last ‘legacy project’ the ARC released 30 common geckoes Hoplodactylus maculatus onto Crusoe or Papakohatu Island in the inner...
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Friends of regional parks. Welcome to the Auckland Regional Council – for the second to last time. Tonight’s celebration is more than just the launch of a very special...
