Tim Dower: Auckland Council isn't great at leading by example

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Nov 27, 2023 · 2m

I'm wondering if people in Auckland will, in a few years, look more kindly on their current Mayor.

Fair to say that Wayne Brown didn't exactly get off to a flying start, especially with the media, and let's face it, no one's happy when the rates go up.

On that score, you've seen nothing yet.

I've been reading Mr Brown's proposals to build long-term financial and physical resilience.

It's a dose of reality and long overdue, and, boiled down to a few simple bullets, here we go:

Fix the infrastructure.

Stop wasting money.

Get Auckland moving.

Make the most of the harbours and environment.

Take…