by Aucklist | 10 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
The makeup of the governing body of Auckland Council will look quite different in this fifth term of the Super City, says Newsroom, with a number of centre-right candidates moving in on spots held by the left. As the dust settles on Auckland’s local body...
by Aucklist | 10 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Local Government NZ is calling on central government to launch an inquiry into local body elections, reports The Spinoff, with turnout tracking to fall beneath 40% across the country. “We want to see a short, sharp and independent review that should feed into the...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Saturday will turn a new page in the short history of the Auckland super city, says The Spinoff, as it elects its third mayor. It will at the same time close a chapter on an extraordinary career in New Zealand politics, as Phil Goff signs out after 14 elections and 40...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
More than 40,000 Auckland homes received an unsolicited garden bag they were then asked to pay for, Stuff reports. The Commerce Commission has warned five garden bag businesses for creating the impression customers were required to pay for additional services they did...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
The lawyer of the man who shot two Auckland police officers, killing one, says Eli Epiha’s 27-year jail sentence was “disproportionately harsh” and “crushing”, Stuff reports. The two police officers thought they would be assisting an injured person, but instead they...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
On Sunday, September 25, a group of local greyhounds gathered at Gilmour Reserve in Tauranga, for a walk to mark the Great Global Greyhound Walk. The event is held every year throughout the world, NZ Herald reports, and this year a record 29 countries took part. The...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Falling international demand has forced some beekeepers to stockpile mānuka honey, RNZ reports, as increasing costs and pressure see more people leave the industry. Apiculture New Zealand chief executive Karen Kos estimated there was an oversupply of between 15,000 to...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
What’s going on with the weather? asks RNZ. Temperatures in parts of the country crashed by 15C to 20C in a matter of hours this week. But the mid-spring polar snap is soon expected to rebound back to warmer temperatures in a matter of days. This chilly turn,...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Council has released the fourth edition of its Auckland Council Group Māori Outcomes Report 2021-2022. The annual report shows how the council groups are working together to improve Māori outcomes in Tāmaki Makaurau. “Māori culture and identity is Auckland’s...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Illegal dumping is damaging the environment as well as being an eyesore, and Auckland Council is asking people to do the right thing and dispose of their waste properly. Council receives over 18,000 illegal dumping reports every year, ranging from large items of...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Michael Hill has been forced to implement a raft of security protection measures, Newshub reports, following a string of targeted robberies and ram raids. Michael Hill shops across Aotearoa will see security guards positioned at each store, fog cannons and alarm...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
The family of murdered five-year-old Malachi Subecz say if Oranga Tamariki (OT) had taken them seriously, he would still be alive today. Newhub reveals Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has slammed the child protection agency for what he calls a “litany of...
by Aucklist | 7 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
About 7000 staff at all eight universities around New Zealand were striking throughout the day on Thursday, Stuff reports. It is the first coordinated strike of staff from all universities in the past 20 years. The action began at 9.30am with rallies on all three...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
People with disabilities navigate a world often not built to suit their needs. In a four-part series, Stuff will look at how New Zealand’s biggest city rates as an accessible world-class destination. Potholes, uneven terrain, and construction in the supercity have...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland radio station Base FM has been sold to prominent Destiny Church members George Ngatai and Raewyn Bhana, Stuff reports. The move was a surprise to many of the DJs working at the station, and some resigned in protest of the move. There was no apparent...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
He’s only been in real estate for a year, but Tama Emery has already sold over $14m worth of property, OneRoof reveals, mostly in and around Papakura, where he grew up. “I bring te ao Māori (Māori world view) and te reo Māori into real estate, the 29-year-old...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
The “No confidence” vote in local body elections could be as high as 60% by the end of this week, NZ Herald reports. In fact, voter turnout is currently trending lower than 40%, meaning New Zealand could be headed for a record-low voter turnout. It seems...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Police have admitted that an officer dressed as a window washer to catch drivers committing traffic offences, was inappropriate, NZ Herald reports, and say they will not repeat the tactic again. “There were lessons here for their staff on the appropriate way to...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
British Singer songwriter Rita Ora performs next weekend in Eden Park Auckland at the Rugby World Cup, RNZ reports, celebrating women’s rugby. “I’m an advocate for women, so for me to bring any attention to world cup women’s rugby is...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
The fallout from the cancellation of the Auckland Armageddon Expo has continued, RNZ reports, with some vendors losing out on thousands of dollars. An ongoing legal battle involving ASB Showgrounds resulted in the plug being pulled on the expo, scheduled for Labour...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
The Transport Agency says it is investigating why heavy wheels have twice flown off mobile dental clinics, RNZ reports, endangering other motorists. Health New Zealand has already warned hospitals the failures in 2017 and 2020 were due to incorrect wheel assemblies....
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Heavy traffic congestion and long journey times already cost Auckland’s economy over $1 billion a year, says Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown on Times, lowering productivity and resulting in frustration and wasted time for commuters. “Instead of improving our roads and...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Greater Auckland reposts this map and article that was first published by Nicolas Reid on his Linked In page. Public transport patronage has dropped over the past two years of the pandemic with people working from home, lockdowns and being more cautious about risks in...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
An 11-year-old girl who was viciously attacked by three older girls says she’s terrified to leave home and hears her attackers’ voices everywhere, Newshub reports. The girl said she and her friends were taking selfies in the Pukekohe town centre when an...
by Aucklist | 6 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Sir Graham Lowe – a Kiwi rugby league great – has questioned New Zealand’s “human decency”, Newshub reports, after two videos emerge of young girls being viciously beaten in Pukekohe. “I put it down to maybe social media or...
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