Auckland councillors are about to make a decision on the centrepiece of this year’s council budget – the sale of publicly-owned shares in Auckland International Airport (AIAL). The $2.3 billion plus privatisation would be...
We gather here on this ANZAC morning as is our custom every year, to remember those men and women who served their country, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We do in a...
It is a truism that it is ANZAC Day rather than Waitangi Day that most New Zealanders now consider our true national day. I suppose it is understandable that a day commemorating national sacrifice...
(How a sensible project with no funding was flipped to become the opposite) The Minister of Transport, rather like a desperate gambler having a bad night at the casino is reportedly ‘doubling down’ on...
How a sensible project with no funding was flipped to become the opposite The Minister of Transport, rather like a desperate gambler having a bad night at the casino is reportedly ‘doubling down’ on...
On St Patricks Day I was invited by local MP Jacinda Ardern to share a briefing from Auckland Council’s ‘Healthy Waters’ officers on how they are planning to respond to the impacts of the...
The massive floods which deluged the city on the evening of 27 January and the tropical cyclone which smashed into the region and much of the North Island two weeks later, were a devastating...
Last year there was enough politics in Auckland to fill the CRL tunnel. So this month I’m giving politics a miss. Back in November, almost on a whim, Jenny and I decided to do something...
With Grey Lynn small business people and political colleagues Unfortunately, the looming $270 million [amended upward in December to $295 million] budget shortfall has cast a rather dark shadow. It is troubling that the...
Unfortunately, the looming $270 million [amended upward in December to $295 million] budget shortfall has cast a rather dark shadow. It is troubling that the information the council was more than a quarter of...
