Wayne Brown’s red letter days

With council-controlled organisations firmly in his sights, new mayor Wayne Brown is sending letters to the heads of these organisations with some ambitious marching orders, Newsroom reports. His promised head-lopping began with a call to the boards of Eke Panuku and...

Covid virtue signalling promises false certainty

There is no greater fool than the one who says the Covid-19 pandemic is over, Marc Daalder writes on Newsroom Pro. Despite the fervent prayers of politicians who feel trapped between waning social licence on the one hand and waning population immunity to the virus on...

Public transport in Auckland is beyond a joke

Greater Auckland has spent well over a decade advocating for better public transport and encouraging Aucklanders to use public transport more, often reminding people that our buses, trains and ferries are probably better than you remember them being if you haven’t...

The cost of riding more marine heatwaves

We’re in for another marine heatwave, says Newsroom – but are we ready for the consequences? As these sort of events become more frequent, the consequences for the environment, and the economy, could be dire. “It’s quite confronting when you...