City Counselling w/ Julie Fairey: 30 April, 2026

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is facing backlash for referring to an RNZ staff member of Indian descent as a “Muslim terrorist”. 

Leaders in the Indian community have expressed concern about how this fits into a recent rise in anti-Indian rhetoric. 

In the last financial year, Auckland Council received 24,000 reports of illegal dumping. 

And broadcaster Jon Bridges has suggested the upcoming City Rail Link be given a better name than simply ‘CRL’. 

One of the top suggestions includes CARL or the City of Auckland Rail Link.

For City Counselling this week, Thursday Wire Host Caeden asked Councillor Julie Fairey about all of these topics.