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October 15, 2018

Open the books. Wages ~$100m more than reported

15 October 2018. NZ Herald, by Bernard Orsman. Posted: 13 Oct 2018 The Auckland Council wages bill is approaching $1 billion a year, of which about […]
October 9, 2018

Araparera failure buried

9 October 2018. Two Auckland Council representatives, Councillor Greg Sayers and Local Board member Colin Smith, say they have come to the end of the road […]
October 9, 2018

$1.3 billion won for Rodney

5 October 2018. Auckland Transport has approved an investment package of $1.3 billion for Rodney. The funding was approved by Auckland Transport on June 20 as […]
October 9, 2018

No! to Goff Budget

Today Cr Greg Sayers from Rodney and Cr Sharon Stewart representing Howick voted against the Auckland Council 10 Year Budget. Cr Sayers says he voted on […]
October 9, 2018

Road Sealing Quadrupled!

Auckland Transport has approved to quadruple its investment into the sealing of unsealed rural roads to improve safety outcomes. The funding approved by the Auckland transport […]
October 9, 2018

Winning of new bus service: Warkworth.

Travel around Warkworth and into Auckland will be much simpler and more convenient from 30 September. A bus service from Warkworth will be connected to Hibiscus […]
October 9, 2018

Mayor Goff faces-off angry Councillors

Last week nine Auckland councillors signed a highly publicised letter criticising the leadership style of Auckland mayor Phil Goff, a style that has been labelled secretive […]
October 9, 2018

Promised Council Savings An Epic Fail

At the last elections Mayor Goff promised he would make efficiency gains in Auckland Council of between 3 to 6 per cent saving $72 million a […]
October 9, 2018

Ditch Rodney Targeted Rate

June 2018. Rodney councillor Greg Sayers will fight to exclude Rodney from an Auckland regional fuel tax if the money raised is not identified for projects […]
October 9, 2018

Transport Taxes Triple Dipping

June 2018. Auckland Council’s debt has continued to skyrocket by nearly $2 million a day under Mayor Phil Goff. Its borrowings have increased from $8.3 billion […]
October 9, 2018

Trains to Huapai

October 9, 2018

Protect the Elite soils

Auckland Council’s planners are desperately wanting more housing. There are all manner of rules and regulations that make building new homes problematic, rules and regulations that […]