Auckland Council

Slumlord's ex fined after her 'ostrich inaction'

18 Aug 18, 9:06am

Augustine Lau's ex-partner sentenced for ignoring enforcement orders issued over sewage and asbestos contamination at crowded rental properties
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Auckland's Unitary Plan 'a success'

8 Aug 18, 2:57pm

David Hargreaves

39 comments

Auckland Council points to surging housing consent numbers particularly on 'brownfield sites' as evidence the Unitary Plan is working and 'helping deliver a more compact city'
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Building consents a good indicator of future housing supply

7 Aug 18, 2:56pm

Greg Ninness

12 comments

Auckland Council figures suggest around 98% of new dwellings consented in the region actually get built
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Slumlord receives record jail sentence

11 Jul 18, 5:53pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

32 comments

Augustine Lau sent to jail for two years having littered Auckland properties with portable classrooms, houses and make-shift sewage systems to cram more tenants on to them
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Notorious property manager costs Auckland ratepayers more than $1m

28 Jun 18, 12:23pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

15 comments

Auckland Council says it has spent more than $1m on legal proceedings against property developer/manager Augustine Lau and has only been awarded $407k in costs and fines
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Councillors kept in the dark over a significant light rail risks report

15 Jun 18, 12:40pm

Jason Walls

82 comments

Report highlights 'considerable risks' of trying to get light rail from Auckland's CBD to airport in time for 2021 America's Cup & APEC Summit
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Avanti Finance borrows $200 mln through RMBS issue

13 Jun 18, 11:06am

Gareth Vaughan

Finance company Avanti completes first issue of residential mortgage backed securities
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'Auckland Council’s rejection of evidence will see poor people further impoverished'

8 Jun 18, 2:49pm

Sam Warburton

57 comments

The NZ Initiative's Sam Warburton says it's time to push back against a lack of evidence in local & central government policy making
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BNZ cooperating with MBIE's Labour Inspectorate to resolve Holidays Act issues

21 May 18, 9:43am

Gareth Vaughan

BNZ working with MBIE to resolve Holidays Act breaches which include annual and public holiday payments to 'certain employees'
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This week's guest Top 10

11 May 18, 10:00am

Guest

23 comments

Infometrics' Brad Olsen with the top 10 things to know about the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax
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Burning Bridges: Goff hits back at Opposition’s criticism

2 May 18, 2:24pm

Jason Walls

21 comments

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff responds to Opposition Leader Simon Bridges’ claims the Council ‘lacks fiscal discipline’
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Bridges attacks Auckland Council for its ‘lack of fiscal discipline’

30 Apr 18, 11:02am

Jason Walls

105 comments

The Opposition Leader takes a swipe at Auckland Council in his first major economic speech as leader and says the Council should aspire to be more like the previous National-led Government
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$28 billion Auckland transport funding package announced

26 Apr 18, 9:02am

Jason Walls

103 comments

Phils Twyford & Goff unveil $28 bln decade long Auckland transport plan including light rail, Penlink & Mill Rd, heavy rail & bus upgrades, safety improvements, plus more dedicated cycle lanes
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How has the Auckland Unitary Plan affected house prices?

19 Apr 18, 10:16am

Ryan Greenaway-...

20 comments

Rezoning to allow more intensive development brought windfall profits for some property owners, not so much for others, says Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy
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Unshackling growth – Growth paying for itself

17 Apr 18, 11:13am

Guest

53 comments

Auckland Council's economists argue full development contributions are unlikely to result in higher house prices, will be absorbed by land owners who currently receive windfall gains from ratepayer-funded infrastructure
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Tāmaki Regeneration Company goes it alone

4 Apr 18, 5:15pm

Gareth Vaughan

2 comments

Shortlisted development and investment consortia don't pass muster for the Tāmaki Regeneration Company
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Unitec housing scheme will test the viability of intensification in Auckland

27 Mar 18, 10:04am

Greg Ninness

162 comments

The Government's plans to build 3000-4000 affordable homes in Mt Albert will be a litmus test for both its KiwiBuild scheme and Auckland Council's Unitary Plan
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In Auckland, it's not location, location, location, it's size, quality and location

27 Mar 18, 5:00am

Guest

62 comments

Research by Auckland Council's economists shows an Auckland property's value is influenced by size, school zone, amenity access and cladding just as much as location
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