Legislation is currently going through parliament which would force all councils to have binding referendums on Māori wards, instead of the previous process which has allowed each council to determine if they have wards themselves.
Wire Host Caeden chats with Lotu Fuli about Māori ward referendums, as well as renewed discussions in Auckland Council about a new Auckland stadium.
They started by asking if Auckland Council had made a submission on Māori ward referendums.
Miss Dom and Miss Frances travel the globe selecting classic and contemporary jazz artists from the Arabic, Asian and African continents - bewitching sounds from Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, India, Sudan - plus special guest Richard Zhao joins them in the studio with the pick of his extensive Japanese jazz vinyl collection.
In City Counselling this week, Mary-Margaret caught up with Pippa Coom. They discussed several different issues, from Level 3 and the role that council plays, how council has responded internally to COVID, and if Auckland Transport should be taking this time to roll out better cycling infrastructure.
This week on city counselling, ahead of the council's decision on weed management harmonisation, Oscar Perress speaks to Richard Hills about what the decision is and about the glyphosate chemical spraying method vs thermal weed management method debate.
This week on our regular segment with Auckland Council, Ayana speaks to Shane Henderson about the issues local business owners have with the ongoing City Rail Link, if there will be enough compensation, LTN Onehunga, and the America's Cup.
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.
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.
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