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Quick start to Three Waters could save Auckland and Northlanders $1,000

A 2024 start to the Government's new Auckland-Northland water entity is forecast to save households hundreds of dollars a year, on planned increases to water charges. Jonathan Milne investigates.

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Auckland Councillors livid at surprise Kāinga Ora directive

Councillors have hit back at a surprise directive by central Government for Kāinga Ora to look at building 66,000 homes along Auckland’s forthcoming light rail corridor.

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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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Electric ferries the $60m winners in Auckland Transport budget

Despite a new budget with a raft of capital cost cuts, Auckland's transport agency pushes the boat out to decarbonise the city's ferry network

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Auckland Transport boss: ‘You can’t run a business like this’

Auckland’s transport agency are crying out for more certainty in funding models as an expanding city and asset base ensure that costs are only on the way up.

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Bumbling Bunnies look to NZ escape to revive NRL season

Fallen premiership favourites South Sydney are looking forward to turning their NRL season around with a road trip to Auckland to face the Warriors.

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No bed or bath: New Zealand boat shed sells for record $2m despite housing market crash

Record sale of property that by law cannot be slept in overnight comes amid wider property market slide

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Cuts and job losses at Auckland Transport ‘across the board’

Auckland Transport’s executives say there are “no easy choices” in what services get the chop in the face of funding constraints

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Where to put Auckland’s temporary lakes

Twelve locations across Auckland have been identified for the development of long parks to accommodate future flood waters

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Divisive surgeries debate alarms New Zealand deputy PM

An attempt by Auckland clinicians to fix health inequities impacting Maori and Pacific people has become a frontline political issue in New Zealand.

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New Zealand: Axe-wielding man attacks restaurant diners in Auckland

Diners tell of shock as man launched attack in northern suburb of Albany

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Ethnicity a factor in surgery waitlists for years

During Covid-19 Auckland medical professionals identified Māori and Pasifika were disproportionately waiting for surgery compared with other population groups and sought to fix it when operating theatres were back up and running after the 2020 lockdowns.

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Northern Explorer a captivating rail ride through heart of New Zealand (no Wi-Fi needed)

On a bright, clear fall morning, the train from Wellington to Auckland clatters away from the rail station precisely as scheduled at 7:55. The temperature hovers coolly in the mid-50s, not at all cold, and quite typical for a Southern Hemisphere fall morning.

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Let’s move from ‘engagement’ to more of a ‘mārena’

Māori environmental experts correctly predicted the floods in Auckland earlier this year – we can't waste time arguing about who is right or who knows more, while climate change erodes the little we have left, says Aimee Matiu

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How to bake a better budget

Our local councils take too long to make what are often average decisions, and the public has fallen out of trust with the system, writes Mark Thomas

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Qantas Just Launched A New 16-Hour Flight To New York

The new 9,000-mile route has earned a place as the fifth-longest flight in the world.

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Railway crossings in the crosshairs for Auckland Council

Budget constraints have seen Auckland Transport remove some railway crossings, while council says it could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars over the whole crossing rejig

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The hidden hazards in scrap metal yards

A recent fire at a scrap metal yard in Auckland has put the spotlight on increasing hazards in the industry.

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Qantas takes on ‘frenemy’ Air NZ on Auckland-NYC route

Qantas, the Flying Kangaroo, will hop into Air New Zealand's patch with a new direct Auckland to New York service.

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Qantas takes on 'frenemy' Air NZ on Auckland-NYC route

Qantas, the Flying Kangaroo, will hop into Air New Zealand's patch with a new direct Auckland to New York service.

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Beware future shocks, warn Auckland Council staff

Maurice Williamson also warned his fellow councillors there’s plenty coming down the pipe - but how much debt headroom does Auckland Council actually need?

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Former PM: Unauthorised Three Waters changes are 'serious' and warrant review

Parliament must scrutinise its methods and procedures to avoid officials 'cutting corners', says Sir Geoffrey Palmer

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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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The Auckland myth: there is no evidence that upzoning increased housing construction

The one study showing it did is methodologically flawed and contradicted by the data.

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