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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is promising the Council takeover of AT's duties will improve lives

2 January 2026

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is promising the Council takeover of AT's duties will improve lives

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Auckland's Mayor says 2026 will be transformational for the city
	2 Jan: Auckland's Mayor says 2026 will be transformational for the city... more

Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise
	19 Dec 2025: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise... more

Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park
	10 Dec 2025: Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park... more

Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city
	10 Dec 2025: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city... more

Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime
	9 Dec 2025: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime... more

Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city
	4 Dec 2025: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city... more

Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them
	2 Dec 2025: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them... more

The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers
	1 Dec 2025: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers... more

Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own
	29 Nov 2025: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own... more

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