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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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Auckland Council: who swallowed the most dead rats?

What was supposed to be a mere procedural step became a rehashing of still raw, difficult decisions made in council chambers earlier this month

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‘Arduous and gruelling’: tempers flare at council decision

The ‘dead rat’ Auckland Council budget of 2023 showed how sometimes politics is just like pulling teeth

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Airport for sale: councillors pass budget after two days of debate

A 7 percent stake in Auckland Airport is going up for sale after 14 councillors voted through the new yearly budget.

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No full airport sale but councillors 'going to have to swallow a dead rat or two’

After a day of debate and questions, Auckland’s councillors have put off their budget votes until today

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Brown's budget ends in purgatory

Wayne Brown conceded ground on almost all his original planks for Auckland Council's budget, and ground out a kind of political draw that left no one particularly happy.

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Councillors partial to partial airport sale

If Wayne Brown’s full selldown of airport shares doesn’t get off the ground, will Auckland’s councillors find a compromise?

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Auckland pulls a Brexit - on the mayor's casting vote

The great southern joke that New Zealand does indeed end at the Bombay Hills, but that it starts at Bluff, takes on a new hue now with Auckland Council breaking away from the sector organisation Local Government NZ

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Stormwaters run deep: Auckland councillors call for audit

As the waters recede through choked and overloaded stormwater infrastructure, debates have opened up over the city’s future pattern of development

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Can a sponge city really prevent flooding?

In the aftermath of Auckland's flooding, there's been plenty of talk about sponge cities - but what are they?

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Clashing birthday wishes for Auckland Council

Wildly different sets of priorities look to inform the new governing body, as new councillors blow out the candles and make a wish on the 12th birthday of Auckland Council

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Auckland Council's power shift

The make-up of the governing body of Auckland Council will look quite different in this fifth term of the Super City, with eight new faces around the table

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