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I object to the claim I haven't kept my promises on rates. Look at the numbers (opens the original)
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Act Party leader David Seymour (left) and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. I simply have to respond to the electioneering from David Seymour where he suggests I have not kept my promises on rates. Auckland Council, unlike central Government, is legally required to consult with the public before agreeing to a budget. The current Long-term Plan 2024-2034 was consulted on with Aucklanders in early 2024 and set out our proposed rates increases across that period. In 2024/2025 it was 6.8%, 2025/2026 it wa
The $1m bill on my Meola Reef bridge study is mysterious, but you're a fool to dismiss it (opens the original)
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Transport Minister Chris Bishop. Photo / Mark Mitchell New Zealand has a terrible record on infrastructure projects. Nearly all government-funded projects cost too much, take too long and deliver way less than expected. There are endless examples, from the Transmission Gully motorway in Wellington that failed before anyone drove on it to Wellington sewerage schemes and our own City Rail Link (CRL), which at least has been delivered but way too late and
A tale of two tunnels (the one the Govt helped with went $2b over budget) (opens the original)
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown (left) and the Minister of Transport Chris Bishop share a laugh about the early release of the City Rail Link opening date. But it seems Brown isn't laughing at the overall cost of the City Rail Link, which he says comes in at around $2 billion over budget. Photo / Michael Craig Last week’s announcement of an opening date of September 13 for the City Rail Link showed how difficult it is working on big projects with government involvement. As a developer of complex proj
50 years on from dancing Cossacks ad, the pension debate is still rife with silliness (opens the original)
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown (left) and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo / Sylvie Whinray The wonderful thing about election year for a columnist is the huge range of annoying topics churned out by our suddenly active political aspirants. Right now we have the Green with Envies lurching through their arithmetic to get a seemingly sensible Budget, and various minnow parties trying to use Auckland Council’s housing intensification changes to get a few leafy suburban votes. (I’m thinking David
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