Local elections are in their final stretch, with a little under 24 hours to go before voting officially closes.
Postal ballots were closed last Tuesday, however you can still vote by putting your envelope into a ballot box available near Countdown supermarkets, libraries, and various other places.
The voter turnout this year has been grim, with lower levels of voter turnout across Auckland especially amongst younger people.
Many have criticised the way the local government elections have been rolled out, with issues of voting papers not turning up or too many barriers to voting.
Liam spoke to city councillor Pippa Coom about the local elections, why they’re important, and why there's been such a low turnout.
As we are in the midst of local election voting, councillors are beginning to wrap up their terms with Final Reports.
Pippa Coom, the councillor for Waitematā and Gulf, has recently released her own report on the achievements she’s made and issues she’s encountered over the past three years.
As a part of their fortnightly chats on City Counselling, Liam and Pippa had a kōrero about the report and what she’s looking to do if re-elected.
They also spoke more broadly about the local elections, as well as ongoing climate strikes happening around the country today.
Earlier this week the City Rail Link reached a milestone, breaking through the end of its final tunnel.
The tunnel boring machine created space for the new rail system by breaking through fifteen metres of cement per day.
The machine was Named after Dame Whina Cooper, the Maori Rights activist who led the hikoi to parliament.
For this week’s segment of City Counselling, I had a chat with Shane Henderson about the City Rail Link milestone as well as the 2022 Mayoral conservation awards.
Auckland's mayoral elections and getting closer and closer, and the beliefs of some candidates have been called into question by commentators.
Many have pointed out candidates who have links to conspiracy groups, and others have criticised the policy of larger candidates such as Viv Beck.
Liam had a chat with city councillor Pippa Coom about her take on the candidates, as well as her thoughts on the Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway.
Auckland Council's recent planning committee meeting took place last night.
The focus was on mass housing reforms, which could see rates of housing re-intensification rise across Tamaki Makaurau.
To learn more about the decisions made, Trishil took over the segment from Liam this week and spoke with councillor Shane Henderson on our regular City Counselling segment. The conversation touched on the pay rise for bus drivers in Auckland in a measure to combat staff shortages.
Auckland Council's next planning committee meeting is taking place next Thursday.
The topics list includes a decision on mass housing reforms, which could see rates of housing intensification rise across Tamaki Makaurau.
To learn more about what this means, Liam had a chat with councillor Pippa Coom on our regular City Counselling segment, also chatting to her about the upcoming mayoral race.
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