Axe falls on Whangaparaoa Warehouse
The fate of The Warehouse Whangaparaoa, where closure was being considered, is now decided. A community petition with more than 1700 signatures aimed at keeping the store open was unsuccessful, with The... read more
Sayers blasts Board for road sealing fail
Greg Sayers Phelan Pirrie Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers has delivered a broadside against the Rodney Local Board, saying its chair's “totalitarian style” and the Board's... read more
Auckland’s fuel tax – should it stay or should it go?
Local election candidates are strongly divided on whether Auckland's Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) should remain. Recently National Party leader Judith Collins promised it would be scrapped if National leads... read more
Waste Management pushes for landfill despite outcry
Protesters took to Aotea Square in downtown Auckland last month to present a 14,300-signature petition to Auckland Council opposing the proposed Dome Valley landfill. Pictured, from left, Sue Crockett... read more
Drilling down: local impacts of Emergency Budget
Auckland Council last week adopted its Emergency Budget for 2020/21 – named ‘emergency' in response to the estimated loss of revenue of $475 million this financial year due to the Covid-19... read more
Neighbours protest as giant trees felled
Recently the felling of 30 native trees in Avondale made headlines when Green Party candidate and activist Steve Abel and others got involved. At the same time, something very similar was happening in... read more
