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‘We’ll show you fellas’ – mayor promises much lower rate rises from now

Auckland’s mayor has achieved his desired 7.9 percent rate increase, almost unchanged after a budget day showdown, but councillors are already betting against him holding his nerve in 2027

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Fuel crisis to cost Auckland Council $25m-$50m in high stakes budget

In a time of ‘unprecedented volatility’ Auckland councillors grapple with a new financial risk, putting an already high 7.9% rate rise under pressure

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Winning essay: Building houses that we can call homes

The 19-year-old winner of the 2026 Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize, Angela Fang, proposes an economic model in which we value housing for the warmth and stability it provides our families, and not just as an investment asset.

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NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes

Stand on any car park on a sunny day in February and the heat will radiate through your shoes. At 30°C air temperature, that asphalt hits 50–55°C – hot enough to cause second-degree burns to skin in seconds.

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Beam to face big fines if its scooters don't get removed in time

Beam trying to refund customers who have subscriptions.

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‘It’s bittersweet’: parts of New Zealand’s Waitākere Ranges to reopen after ban to save kauri tree

The ban has been in place for more than five years to stop a pathogen killing the ancient trees, but the fight against the pathogen is not over yet

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Pandemic pets now left to their own devices

Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs

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Auckland Airport sale blazes trail for Wellington

Wellington Airport took down the government in the 90s, but selling will be easier this time around

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A sea change for Auckland’s event schedule

The council-controlled organisation in charge of events in Auckland hopes to make waves with a new yearly month-long ocean festival, reports Matthew Scott

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‘Huge impact on the community’: Karekare left in the long-term dark

Uncertainty abounds on the west coast, where post-cyclone land instability puts whole communities in doubt despite council buyouts

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Confusion and concern over new building warrant of fitness forms

New designations for buildings that fail their warrant of fitness have started to be used around the country, but early childcare centres in Auckland are concerned a previous workaround to hold onto their licence is no longer available.

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Hobson’s Pledge email drive against 'divisive' marine protections

Plans for the Hauraki Gulf have attracted a range of criticisms – with environmentalists cautioning they don’t go far enough and others upset at rule exceptions for tangata whenua

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Race relations among most divisive issues in election - poll

More of those surveyed in a recent poll opposed Māori wards, co-governance and the Māori Health Authority than supported them. Bilingual road signs barely squeaked through to a positive net rating.

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Auckland Council ‘kicks the can down the road’ on Māori seats

A narrow victory for Māori ward sceptics on Auckland Council means the region is unlikely to see dedicated Māori seats on the governing body before 2028

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Hobson’s Pledge floods councillor emails ahead of Māori ward vote

Local politicians in Auckland have full-to-the-brim inboxes from a Hobson's Pledge campaign to sway a vote against Māori wards

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Councillors underwhelmed by KiwiRail plan for Auckland

KiwiRail and Auckland Transport aim to focus on mode shift and emissions reduction in the next 30 years of heavy rail in Auckland

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Council publishes kids books to ease disaster trauma

Auckland Council has spent more than $100k on a series of children’s books targeted at disaster readiness in migrant communities

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Police officers and vulnerable families 'exposed' by Watercare privacy breach

As a plan to pump treated wastewater into the Manukau Harbour is notified today, locals are furious at Watercare publishing private details of about 120 submitters and to add insult to injury, misrepresenting their views. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Labour MPs save themselves in face of bad polling

Chris Hipkins is in damage control as his MPs get nervous in the face of bad polling. Left untreated, it could be the start of a caucus splintering, writes Jo Moir

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Let Auckland decide on intensification, says new coalition

Community groups across Auckland are petitioning potential politicians to support local planning.

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Auckland Mayor wants Wellington out of the way

In a manifesto sent to all major political parties, Wayne Brown said the ‘engine room of New Zealand’ should plan itself

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Government pulls a u-turn on controversial housing directive

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wins a battle in his war of letters with central government

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National donors say migrant hostels inquiry has been widened to other houses

Alpha Laboratories owners say they expect to be cleared in tenancy inquiry, and hope to continue donating money to politics to support small businesses. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Storm-battered home-owners: 'Our paradise has become a hell'

Immediate shortages of geotechnical engineers have been addressed, but it will still be some time before weather-stricken Auckland has some certainty

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Auckland Council: Should Māori get two seats at the table?

Can the region with the largest Māori population in the country communicate the subtle difference between representation and participation as the public submit their views on Māori seats?

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