Wayne Brown

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 is demanding aggressive action to fix the supercity's rail system after multiple failures this week.  Audio

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'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

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

‘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 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 Wayne Brown speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340712863112 Video, Audio

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

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

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

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

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has gone to lofty heights to urge Aucklanders to get behind the Women's World Cup. The mayor, who admits he loves doing "crazy things", dribbled a ball along the roof of… Video, Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says he's still in "complex" negotiations with the government over how they'll split the bill over flood repairs. Wayne Brown was high above Eden Park today promoting the… Video, Audio

It's time to ramp up fines for overstayers in Auckland street parks according to the city's transport agency. Central government sets the fines, but they haven't gone up in close to a quarter of a… Video, Audio

It's crunch time for Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown as he attempts to get his final budget signed off by city Councillors. The main sticking point is the sale of the Council's $2.2 billion worth of shares… Audio

Auckland's Mayor Wayne Brown has indicated he'll pull back on some of harsh cuts he had proposed to arts and social services. Kathryn is joined by Kate Anderson, general manager of the Central… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about coverage putting the Loafers Lodge disaster in context - even in the midst of chaos and confusion, some impressive… Audio