Wayne Brown
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 17 May
On today's episode, New Zealanders in New Caledonia say they are feeling vulnerable amidst the escalating protests in the country, Foreign Minister Winston Peters joins us, we hear from Auckland mayor… Audio
Auckland will have the lowest rates increase says Mayor Brown
Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland will have the lowest rates increase this year of any metropolitan council in the country. Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Wayne Brown gives councillors a hurry up
Auckland's mayor has urged his councillors to stop "kicking the can down the road" and get on with approving his revised ten-year budget. Finn Blackwell reports. Audio
Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
Simon looks at a new report ranking Auckland against 9 comparable cities, and explains why the supercity's transport network is close to collapse. Audio
Wayne Brown wants govt to tax-back 40 million for Auckland
Mayor Wayne Brown reckons his idea for a tax-back for Auckland is superior to the government's plan for tax cuts. The government's exempt from paying rates on its own buildings in Auckland; that… Audio
Wayne Brown takes AT's first electric double decker bus for test drive
Road cones, raised crossings and the entire board of Auckland Transport have all attracted the wrath of Auckland's Mayor, and today Wayne Brown had the opportunity to pop off a few shots at its chief… Audio
Mayor Wayne Brown had no authority to tell Auckland Transport to stop work on projects
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's bluff has been called - he had no authority to tell Auckland Transport to immediately stop work on projects funded by the soon-to-be scrapped regional fuel tax.
Emails… Audio
Transport Minister Simeon Brown on fuel tax feud, future funding
It's been dubbed "Brown v Brown", as the mayor of Auckland and the Transport Minister grapple for control over the supercity's transport direction. Audio
$500k Auckland pedestrian crossing costs quietly corrected
A Herald headline this week said Auckland Transport was 'pushing on with $500,000 crossings'. The apparently outrageous expense was also aired on radio and in Parliament as evidence of the urgent need… Audio
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown demands action to fix city's rail system
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is demanding aggressive action to fix the supercity's rail system after multiple failures this week. Audio
Auckland Mayor calls for the end of Regional Fuel Tax projects
The Mayor of Auckland has called for a stop to all transport projects funded by the soon-to-be-scrapped Regional Fuel Tax.
The government has announced the tax will end by the end of June, prompting… Audio
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown on fuel tax axing
Auckland's mayor is warning that cancelling the region's fuel tax will consign major transport projects to the scrap heap.
The Transport Minister Simeon Brown has confirmed the government will end… Audio
Auckland projects canned unless govt funds - Wayne Brown
A bunch of Auckland infrastructure projects will be canned unless the government kicks in some money to replace, funding from the soon to be axed regional fuel tax according to the Mayor Wayne Brown… Video, Audio
Todd Niall - local matters really matter
‘Look ahead, not back’ - the last words of Todd Niall after 46 years in daily journalism. The last of these were spent reporting the complicated and highly-contested issues afflicting Auckland and its… Audio
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown on introducing congestion charges
Auckland council will meet on Thursday to discuss whether to introduce congestion charges for Auckland's busiest roads.
The so-called 'Time of Use Charge' would cost drivers between $3.50 to $5 per… Audio
Auckland mayor on AT's plan to ditch carparks on K road
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340712863112 Video, Audio
Second Auckland harbour crossing: 'Work with us', mayor tells govt
There's cynicism a planned second harbour crossing in Auckland will actually come to fruition on time. The Government has agreed to the most ambitious of the proposed Waitemata Harbour plans, and will… Audio
'Ludicrous spending' comes at expense of basic services - Wayne Brown
Auckland's mayor says it's time to stop consultants and lawyers charging councils and the Government hundreds of millions of dollars for work they used to do in-house.
Wayne Brown says the "ludicrous… Audio
Auckland in shock after shooting
Aucklanders are in shock after yesterday's central city shooting which left two civilians dead and six taken to hospital.
The 24-year-old who was on home detention, but allowed to work at the… Audio
Reports of active shooter in downtown Auckland
Police are responding to a serious incident on Auckland's Quay Street. RNZ understands the situation involves an active shooter. The police say the serious incident is contained to a building in lower… Audio