This week on The Playbook, we focus on the sport of motors! We're joined by our first guest, Emilia Sullivan, who is an avid motorsports fan! The exhilarating world of fast cars and bikes has always been a controversial and fun sport to be apart of, and that's what this episode is all about! We'll be covering everything, from Formula 1 to Lawn Mower Racing. That's us for this week on The Playbook!
The Mayor phones up for his penultimate chat on the Breakfast show, touching the Ports of Auckland review findings, the Kāinga Ora apartment complex in Manukau and the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land. Whakarongo mai nei!
Salene's here for the final A Room of One's Own for 2022, helping out renters everywhere. On the agenda today is a nagging landlord, summer sublets, and hot apartments. Whakarongo mai nei!
For City Counselling this week Simon spoke with Waitākere City Councillor Shane Henderson about the recent report into Auckland City Council's response to the Jan 27th floods, as well as repairing infrastructure after the events. Shane also spoke about how some communities are struggling since the events. He also shared views on Auckland Transport's parking strategy. Simon started by asking Shane what he thought about the flood report from last week.
The numbers are in and they point to a lot of disagreement with the Auckland City Council's proposed budget. For city counselling this week Simon spoke with Manukau Councillor Lotu Fuli. Councillor Fuli spoke in detail about the Auckland City Council's Budget and the process of budget submissions from the public. She also mentioned the problems with selling the council's shares in the airport. Simon started by asking Councillor Fuli what the numbers from the public's submissions mean with only 26% supporting full cuts and 54% supporting some of the cuts.
For City Counselling this week Simon spoke with Waitākere City Councillor Shane Henderson. Shane spoke in detail about the issues around selling the council’s shares in the airport, as well as the proposed 400 jobs set to be cut by the Auckland City Council. Simon began by asking Shane about how the extended budget shortfall is affecting the budget consultation process.