Articles by Bernard Orsman, NZ Herald
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Auckland
$265k mirror sculpture disappears from Auckland CBD
Monday, 7 October 2024, 9:37amA $265,000 mirror sculpture, Light Weight O, has disappeared from Auckland’s CBD after being removed in mid-2021. Andrew...
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Politics
Act promises ‘colourblind’ health system
Monday, 9 October 2023, 12:42pmAct leader David Seymour yesterday outlined plans for a “colourblind’ health system that involves scrapping the Māori Health...
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Auckland
Exclusive details: Auckland Council, Govt to unveil $1b-plus flood buyout
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 7:11amAuckland Council will approve a buy out package for hundreds of uninhabitable properties and other storm-related costs well...
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Sport
Hauraki Gulf marine protection area tripled, bottom trawling banned
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 10:12amPrime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed this morning the Government will restrict bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf and...
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Auckland
Maritime Union rubbishes Wayne Brown’s waterfront development at Ports of Auckland
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 11:06amThe Maritime Union has come out strongly against Mayor Wayne Brown’s waterfront plan at Ports of Auckland, saying the “proposal...
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Auckland
New sinkhole in Auckland closes busy road in the suburb of Ōtāhuhu
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 2:32pmAuckland Transport has closed a busy road and rerouted bus services after a sinkhole appeared in the suburb of Otāhuhu. The...
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Auckland
Mayor threatens demolition of St James if restoration doesn't start soon
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:08amAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he will recommend demolishing the historic St James Theatre if restoration work is not under...
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National
'Tragedy of the worst kind': Harrowing 35-hour search for firefighter buried in landslide
Friday, 7 July 2023, 10:32amThe colleagues and mates of a firefighter killed in a landslide at Muriwai during Cyclone Gabrielle searched for 35 hours...
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National
Toll road decision under fire: Wood ignored official advice on charging motorists
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 7:01amFormer Transport Minister Michael Wood ignored official advice to not toll the new O Mahurangi Penlink road north of Auckland...
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Auckland
Maritime Union says privatisation of Ports of Auckland would be a disaster for the city
Friday, 23 June 2023, 10:31amPrivatisation of the Ports of Auckland would be a disaster for Auckland, says the Maritime Union. Responding to plans by...
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Auckland
Wayne Brown’s comms boss outed for ordering the release of abusive emails to councillors
Saturday, 17 June 2023, 2:11pmAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s head of communications Kate Gourdie has been outed as the person behind a “totally repugnant”...
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National
PM says it was wrong to call new $880m motorway a ‘holiday highway’
Friday, 16 June 2023, 7:06amPrime Minister Chris Hipkins will officially open the $880 million Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway this morning - a project opposed...
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Auckland
Auckland households face extra $700-$1000 in rates, water bills
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 7:49amAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s controversial budget has a sting in the tail - a potential $700 rate rise over two years for...
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Auckland
Auckland councillors agree to sell 7 per cent stake in Auckland Airport
Friday, 9 June 2023, 7:05amAfter nearly two days of rigorous debate, Auckland councillors have agreed on a budget that includes selling a 7 per cent...
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Auckland
Watch live: Brown floats part-sale of airport shares, rates would rise 7.7 percent
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 8:37amAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown has proposed a partial sale of airport shares in a bid to strike a “consensus” with fellow councillors. Brown’s...
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Politics
Transport Minister’s wife has separate interest in Auckland Airport
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 11:48amTransport Minister Michael Wood isn’t the only family member with an interest in Auckland Airport - his wife Julie Fairey...
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Auckland
'Last to leave, turn the lights off,’ Auckland Mayor presents budget proposal at chaotic press conference
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 8:50amAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown has today put up a number of sweeteners in his final budget proposal to get his plan to privatise...
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Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown announces $1.4b flood recovery programme
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:51pmAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown is proposing a $1.4 billion flood recovery programme that includes daylighting streams in flood-risk...
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Auckland
400 jobs to go as Auckland mayor works to fill council budget hole
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 7:07amAbout 400 jobs will be axed at Auckland Council and its agencies as part of Mayor Wayne Brown’s cost-cutting budget. The Herald understands...
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Auckland
Auckland Council budget hole just got bigger - soars from $295m to $375m
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 12:38pmAuckland Council’s $295 million budget hole has soared from $295 million to $325m plus an extra $50 required for the storm...
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National
'Totally unacceptable': Pensioner's long fight against 43 per cent rate rise
Saturday, 29 April 2023, 4:16pmA pensioner and sickness beneficiary hit with a 43 per cent rate rise last year is outraged at the time it is taking Auckland...
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National
National Erebus Memorial site in Auckland scrapped after safety concerns
Friday, 28 April 2023, 1:19pmPlans for the National Erebus Memorial at Auckland’s Dove Myer Robinson Park have been scrapped because of safety concerns. Manatū...
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Auckland
Reverse gear: Auckland Transport abandons plan to remove kerbside parking without consultation
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 7:06amAuckland Transport has abandoned a long-running and controversial push for special powers to remove kerbside parking for...
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Auckland
‘Merry-go-round of plans’: Govt seeks to cut Aucklanders' driving by a third
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 7:13amThe Government is stepping in to cut the number of kilometres Aucklanders drive by nearly a third to curb the city’s globally...
