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An Auckland Central business group says the Government has missed a golden opportunity for growth by not funding the America's Cup. Central Government refused to give any funding to the 2027 edition of the race. Heart of the City Chief Executive Viv Beck says the bars, restaurants, tourist spots and hotels would have benefited immensely. She told Andrew Dickens the event is ripe for the picking, as we have the infrastructure already, and the economic benefits would be there. Beck says they understand the Government has other priorities, but with imagination, will, and determination, there could've been a different result. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A friend of Nikki Kaye has described her as an incredibly determined person. The 44-year-old former National MP died on Saturday after battling cancer. Her family says a private cremation service was held on Monday. Kaye served as Auckland Central MP from 2008 until 2020. Friend David Farrar told Mike Hosking that he and others in the National party told her she wouldn't win the nomination or seat for Auckland Central. He says Kaye had a belief in herself and thought she could win it, she knocked on every door in the electorate, and did win. Farrar says she did a lot of cross-party work. He says she was very much a National MP, but never thought all goodness came from one party and worked across the political spectrum to achieve things. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former National MP Nikki Kaye has died aged 44 after battling cancer. Kaye was the first National MP to win Auckland Central aged 28, holding it from 2008 to 2020. She also held Cabinet positions, including two-months as deputy to former National leader Todd Muller. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Kaye was ambitious and driven. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Kaye is being remembered as a strong voice for the Auckland Central electorate. She died on Saturday aged 44 from cancer. Kaye served as Auckland Central MP from 2008 until 2020. She was also a cabinet minister and briefly deputy leader of the National Party. Former Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive Michael Barnett told Ryan Bridge she took the seat as a young liberal. He says she was quite happy to have a different opinion around transport, where a port should go, or the LGBT community and same sex marriage. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former National Party Minister Nikki Kaye has died at the age of 44, after a long battle with breast cancer. Tributes have been pouring in from across the political spectrum. In 2020, she gave her valedictory statement to Parliament after 12 years as the MP for Auckland Central.

Is anyone else getting the feeling the Greens have underestimated just how far Darleen Tana will go to to mess with them? I feel like they might have bit off a bit much with this one. Because so far - it's 2-nil to Darleen.She won the first round when she refused to quit Parliament. The Greens clearly thought that after they'd finished the report she'd just slink off in shame - but she refused to do that.And she's just won the second round today by forcing the party to cancel that meeting they were planning to have on Sunday where they were going to plot kicking her out of Parliament. I'm actually impressed - this woman has got way more gumption than any of us thought.And who knows where it goes from here? Because this is clearly not the end, from where I'm sitting there are at least two more rounds to come. They're going to go to court in two weeks, that's another round - and then they'll have to actually, eventually trigger the waka-jumping law and kick her out. By now, they must be dreading what she pulls out next. I know I'm running against the grain on this one - but good on her. I'm enjoying watching her make them squirm. Don't get me wrong, I'm not on her side, she's weird - but the Greens deserve this.They chose her. They were very happy to have Darleen on their list for the election, weren't they? She was a nice married Māori lady from Auckland Central who owned a small business, she was someone nice people in Auckland Central who had money and small businesses could identify with and vote for. They were happy to have her then - but they clearly didn't do the checks on her like they didn't do with a whole lot of other Green MPs who've since gone rogue.They've got to live with their choices - and the big old fight one of their choices is bringing to them. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Confusion reigns over claims police foot patrols in Auckland CBD have increased 60 percent since National came to power. Police Minister Mark Mitchell's used the figure in the wake of a law and order meeting last night, where a number of central city Aucklanders told him they dont feel safe and want more officers on the beat. But Auckland central's top cop is unable to confirm the figure. Auckland Central Area Commander Inspector Grant Tetzlaff speaks to Lisa Owen.

I was very interested in that Auckland Central crime meeting with the Police Minister last night. If it wasn't that the thing was scheduled for 6:30, when this show was still on air, I would've gone along. I actually got Mark Mitchell's flyer in the letterbox inviting me to come along, cause I live in Auckland Central. And because I work in Auckland Central, I care very deeply about the crime in my neighbourhood, and I'm not happy about it - at all.We live within hearing of the Ponsonby shooting which happened a few weeks back, we constantly have unsavoury characters loitering on our street doing god knows what, we've got a couple of guys who've pitched a tent in the local park - they've been there for months - smoking weed flagrantly. I make a conscious decision at night-time to drive distances that I can actually walk simply because I don't think it's safe when it's dark. So as an Auckland Central resident, I want something done, and I want it done fast. And I realise there are some people who came out of that meeting unimpressed and unhappy - but I've actually got a slightly more optimistic take on it.At least Mark Mitchell acknowledges there's a problem. That is a massive change from Ginny Andersen's approach as Labour's Police Minister. She spent amazing amounts of energy and time pretending we didn't have a crime problem. According to her, we just had a better app for reporting crime, which is why the numbers were up. Which is just a load of bollocks.Having Mark Mitchell front up to meetings in his evenings when he is already an MP of his own electorate - plus he's a very busy Cabinet Minister - it's impressive.I think we've got to be a little realistic: this is not going to change overnight. Mark Mitchell is turning around 6 years of neglect of our inner cities, where the previous Government filled them with homeless people and then pretended there wasn't a crime problem. He's only been in the job for 7 months, give him a moment.He knows what the fix is, and that's the important thing. And that's more police on the beat. Already, there are noticeably more. One of my colleagues who lives nearby says he sees them all the time, but there aren't enough. Because I don't see them all the time.So yes, there's room for improvement - and there'd better be improvement - but for now I'm seeing enough good signs. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than a hundred people packed out a law and order meeting with Police Minister Mark Mitchell on Tuesday night. The Minister told them the Government has no immediate plans for a central city police station and that it's better to have officers out on the streets. Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann.

Mahesh Muralidhar has done it all. From helping to take Canva globally as employee number 25, to launching PhaseOne Ventures in New Zealand and even running for Auckland Central in politics. We talk with Mahesh to learn how he has been helping founders to take on the world from NZ and listen to his sage advice from being so early at Canva and now sharing this with his home in NZ. Follow Mahesh - linkedin.com/in/maheshmuralidhar Follow PhaseOne - https://www.phaseone.ventures/ Thank you to our sponsor: Talent Army - ⁠https://www.talent.army/

Chlöe Swarbrick expects the pride of Auckland's rainbow community to shine through tenfold after vandalism overnight on Karangahape Road. Three people in balaclavas poured white paint on the road's rainbow crossing, then fled in a car without registration plates. Police are declaring it a hate crime and searched a Flat Bush property this afternoon, seizing a number of items. Green Party co-leader and Auckland Central MP Swarbrick says it's a sad and petty use of energy. "This is a symbol, which is out there- but you can't paint over people's existence." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green's new co-leadership could look different under Chloe Swarbrick. The Auckland Central MP has won the race to replace James Shaw, and will lead the party alongside Marama Davidson. Former Greens MP Gareth Hughes says Swarbrick's assertive approach to politics is a contrast from Shaw. But he told Mike Hosking that people are looking for passion and authenticity in politics - and some will be drawn to her values. Hughes says people wrote her off in Auckland Central but she won overwhelmingly - so she's someone who's able to reach across and attract voters.   LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green MP, formal mayoral candidate and father of two Fa'anana Efeso Collins, has been farewelled in a colourful celebration filled with singing, laughter, tears and hymns in South Auckland today. Over two thousand have gathered for his public memorial, including the Prime Minister, the leader of the Opposition, and the co-leaders of the Green Party, The 49 year old collapsed and died last week at a charity event in Auckland Central raising funds for fresh water to people in the pacific. Jordan Dunn has more

Meet Mahesh, a seasoned businessman with a knack for working with kiwi founders and start-ups to help them grow into world class companies. He was Canva's 25th employee and head Head of People, fast forward to today, Canva is valued at over $25 billion USD!  More recently, he tipped his hat in the political spectrum, running for the National Party in Auckland Central coming second to Chloe Swarbrick from the Greens. A really enjoyable episode and loads of insightful learnings from Mahesh who has a wealth of knowledge!  Also a massive shout out to the first sponsor of Beyond the Surface, Moana Rd! If you want to support the podcast to keep getting the guests on that you love, please check them out!  Mahesh Muralidhar Insta – https://www.instagram.com/mahesh.aklcentral/ Moana Rd – https://moanaroad.co.nz/ Beyond the Surface – https://www.instagram.com/beyond_the_surfacenz/ Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZArq1WSsV1pMID1dkHbBL?si=ae3f007dd7794cde Noa Woolloff Insta – https://www.instagram.com/noawoolloff/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@beyondthesurfacenz    

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It's an exciting time for braille as we approach the 200th birthday of the braille code, and the International Council on English Braille will be celebrating in style this year with its eighth General Assembly, the theme of which is "Two Centuries of Braille". It will take place from Saturday 25 May to Thursday 30 May at The Grand Millennium Hotel Auckland, 71 Mayoral Drive, Corner Vincent Street, Auckland Central, New Zealand. But what is the International Council on English Braille, what is the purpose of its General Assembly, and how can we get involved? James Bowden, Braille Technical Officer at RNIB, Chair of the Braille Coding Group of the UK Association for Accessible Formats, Chair of ICEB's Braille Technology Committee, and UK representative on the ICEB Executive and Code Maintenance Committees, tells us more. Join the iceb-announce group on groups.io by sending a blank email to iceb-announce+subscribe@groups.io The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities is holding its Annual Conference the week before the ICEB General Assembly. It will be taking place at Novotel Perth Langley, 221 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, and early bird registration is open until 29 February 2024. The conference theme is Information Equity: Empowerment through Technology, Advocacy and Collaboration. The Annual Meeting of the Australian Braille Authority will be held on Saturday 18 May, followed immediately by the Round Table Conference from Sunday 19 May to Tuesday 21 May. Chantelle Griffiths, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at New Zealand's Tactile and Technology Literacy Centre and good friend of the Braillists Foundation, tells us more.

Auckland ratepayers will be saddled with a bill of roughly $220 million each year to run the City Rail Link - once it opens. Chief executive Sean Sweeney says the project is 80 percent complete, but there's no guarantee the November 2025 deadline will be met. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges says there's no excuse for these extended cost blowouts and delays. "It's created a huge amount of problems. Just by the cost blowouts, the fact that this has taken too long and there doesn't seem to be a particularly good end in sight." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“ABC star Tom Bollard has unleashed at a woman he met in a pub who voted ‘No' in the Voice referendum.” Emerald and Tom (Bollard) discuss the current state of Israel's war on Gaza and the Palestinian people. Why has Australia's political response been so weak? Then some positivity - the Green MP for Auckland Central, Chlöe Swarbrick, joins to recap last weekend's election in Aotearoa / New Zealand. Despite a conservative switch of government, four new Green members are joining parliament. What does it all mean? Finally, a call to action. ‘Inside The Greens: Chapter One' Patreon coming this week! Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Lee Rhiannon, Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like the ethics of tourism, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, THE GIANTS movie and the life of Bob Brown, when Friendlyjordies owned us, war crimes, vaping, psychedelic-assisted therapy, killer robots (with Emerald's sister!), a debrief of the 2022 federal results, whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand's small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Links - Come to our live 100th show in Melbourne!Sat 18th Nov 5pmTickets are on sale now - https://www.comedyrepublic.com.au/event/38:304/38:704/  Chlöe Swarbrick - https://chloeswarbrick.co.nz/  https://www.instagram.com/chloe.swarbrick  (Woke Lesbo tees already sold out again as of Friday!)  Stand With Palestine - https://www.standwithpalestine.au/  Fund food and hygiene kits for people in Gaza via American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) - https://www.anera.org/  Sign this petition - https://www.change.org/p/retract-australian-government-support-of-war-crimes-committed-by-israel-against-palestine  Great documentary Someone Else's Country about how neoliberalism ripped the heart out of Aotearoa/NZ -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PISea_Tc4k  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAUSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealanders have voted for change with National soon to be in charge of the country and ready to govern with ACT. Labour's promised surge never happened and red seats fell across the country, flipping not only to National, but to the Greens and Te Pāti Māori. New Zealand First is back in the house - set to take eight seats in Parliament. For National leader Christopher Luxon it was a night of celebrations.  Labour ended the night with 26.8 percent National took back 21 electorate seats won by the Labour Party in 2020. That included Mount Roskill, won by Carlos Cheung from former Labour Party minister Michael Wood. Te Pāti Māori also won three seats Labour won last time, with Nanaia Mahuta the biggest casualty, losing her Hauraki-Waikato seat to New Zealand's soon to be youngest MP, Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke. Wood and Mahuta are two major casualties who won't be returning to Parliament, alongside another former minister in Phil Twyford. The Green Party added to Labour's pain, winning three electorate seats this year with Chloe Swarbrick retaining Auckland Central, while the capital turned Green with Wellington Central and Rongotai won by Tamatha Paul and Julie Anne Genter, respectively As well as Epsom, ACT also won Tāmaki. 

The Green Party has increased its party vote for the third election in a row and is now on track for more than 10-percent of the party vote.  With special votes still to count, the Greens look to have won an unprecedented three electorates -- Auckland Central, Wellington Central, and Rongotai  Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The Labour leader has Covid-19, which means a campaign rejig and a protracted squabble with Christopher Luxon about who is quitting the Press debate and who isn't. Meanwhile, Winston Peters has gone into bombastic overdrive, parts of the campaign have gotten ugly, and a clutch of new polls indicate tight races in Auckland Central, Tāmaki, and Hauraki Waikato. Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas take the pulse. Plus: Christopher Luxon has declined to be interviewed by The Spinoff or on the pod. We extend again a warm invitation to the man who could be prime minister in a few weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 'The Week That was' this week I'm joined by a Sir and a Dame -  the equally delightful Bob Harvey and Denise L'Estrange-Corbet. And what a rollicking good time we had chatting about: The second political leaders debate, Winston, and Auckland Central. Covid vaccines. Side hustles and starting again late in life. And the All Blacks... Chapters: 3:16 - Slam Dunc 6:47 - The Week That Was 41:00 - Letters To The Editor 45:05 - Wanker Of The WeekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland's Mount Albert electorate has always been held by Labour. It's produced party leaders and Prime Ministers like Helen Clark and Jacinda Ardern. But this year National is running a strong ground campaign and the Green Party is hoping to improve its chances off the back of its victory in the neighbouring electorate of Auckland Central. Our reporter Tom Taylor met the candidates.

The Greens are facing some friendly fire from Labour in the Auckland Central seat, making the race a tight run thing for the incumbent, Chloe Swarbrick. Swarbrick prized the seat off National last election, becoming only the party's second candidate to win an electorate seat. A Taxpayers Union / Curia poll last night has her in front on 26 percent, but National's Mahesh Muralidhar is only two points back on 24 percent. The Labour candidate, Oscar Sims is on 12 percent. Incumbent MP Chloe Swarbrick speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337899290112

Candidates: Labour – Oscar Sims National – Mahesh Muralidhar ACT – Felix Poole Green – Chlöe Swarbrick Moderated by Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury and Damien Grant from The Working GroupSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toby Manhire is joined by the three leading candidates in the race for Auckland Central: sitting MP Chlöe Swarbrick of the Greens, National's Mahesh Muralidhar and Labour's Oscar Sims. What do they have to say about transport in the city? Housing? Crime? And will Toby storm out of the studio and leave them to debate without him?  This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Housing, crime and homelessness were top of the agenda at a lively candidates debate at a K Road bar in Auckland last night. Reporter Emma Stanford went along.

Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick is campaigning to become the first Green MP ever to hold an electorate. The seat's one of a handful around the country the Greens are running two-tick campaigns in - but brand new National and Labour candidates are eyeing it for themselves. Our political reporter Giles Dexter checked in on the campaign trail.

Almost a hundred people gathered in Auckland Central on Monday night for the National Party's first Law and Order meeting of the election campaign. Residents and store owners shared stories about feeling unsafe in the inner city, though some attendees threw insults about the party's leadership and police failures. Jordan Dunn reports.

It's hard to believe it's possible, but Labour's week just got even worse- because their tax policy just got leaked. National's Nicola Willis says she's got a source who told her Labour is planning to announce it'll take the GST off fresh fruit and veges, which immediately got headlines because her sources have proved pretty solid. Remember, she got the tip-off that Labour was working on a wealth tax-tax switch, and it turned out they were. The Prime Minister was asked about the GST plan today and didn't deny it. So I'd say there's a pretty good chance it's on. This is actually a rubbish policy. I mean, if you're having a hard time paying the bills, this is a massive step down from the tax switch Labour was working on, because that would've given you $1050 extra a year. You're not gonna get that much back from the GST scrap unless you're spending $7000 a year on fresh fruit and veges, which most of us would not.  This is hardy going to convince punters that Labour really is dealing with the bread and butter issues of the cost of living crisis. And it's old. This is a reheated policy from 2011. We debated it then, we shot it down then. 12 years between then and now hasn't made it a better idea.  Labour will be gutted that National leaked the news, because they've lost the chance to announce it on their terms and try to sell this idea to us as something better than it is. That opportunity's gone. And I don't think they had all their ducks in a row to be ready to announce this. We were told they would have announced their tax policy by now- so the fact they haven't suggests there was more work to do. Or they were hoping to announce at a time when they weren't bogged down with a man who shot and killed his workers in Auckland Central and a minster who got behind the wheel after drinking, crashed the car and then left the scene. Remember, just a couple of months ago, we were talking about Labour's tax policy as being one of the last things they had up their sleeve to try to win the election. But now we probably know what it is, and it's a bit of a damp squib.  So, they'll be gutted. Just like a whole bunch of Labour voters will be gutted that that's the best the bread and butter party can do.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from Maxim Institute and Infrastructure NZ Chief Executive Nick Leggett joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Health Minister Ayesha Verrall is under fire for admitting her office withheld information from being announced because it may have interfered with other Government announcements. Is this a sign of a bigger issue? A 24-year-old opened fire in Auckland Central, killing two and injuring several more people in the Deloitte construction site. How concerning is this? Is New Zealand still safe, on top of all the other crimes? The highly anticipated Barbie movie opens today, alongside Oppenheimer. Which one are you seeing? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins struck a sombre tone when addressing this morning's deadly shooting in Auckland CBD. Two people were killed and multiple people injured when a gunman opened fire in building that was being renovated on lower Queen Street. ZB Political Editor Jason Walls says Hipkins was clearly emotional, but made it clear that the situation was contained and there was no threat to New Zealand's security threat level. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'This can has been kicked down the road too many times'. Green MP Chloe Swarbrick represents Auckland Central and wants to know why the government still has not brought the Waiheke ferry service into the public transport model - meaning cheaper fares for punters. And she's asked for a please explain from the new Transport Minister David Parker. Passengers are now paying $59 for a return ticket - after a price hike came into effect on the weekend. All other public transport is subsidised - but Fullers has a carve out to run on a purely commercial basis to Waiheke. MP Chloe Swarbrick talks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6330556206112

Auckland CBD is coming back to life after years of pandemic slow down and disruption caused by construction works. The work from home trend hit the CBD hard.. and that's on top of the CRL, and lower Queen street improvements. But Heart of the City says foot traffic has bounced back strongly and downtown's enjoyed the return of cruise ships. Our reporter, Finn Blackwell, and camera operator, Marika Khabazi have the story.

I really hate wealth taxes. I hate them even more than I hate capital gains taxes. Because at least with a capital gains tax, you have sold the asset, so you made some money and can use that money to pay the tax. With a wealth tax, you haven't sold anything. You're just getting taxed because the house you live in and the assets you own are worth enough to tax. And so you need to start paying, but you don't have any extra cash to pay that with. And sometimes what will happen is that people like retirees might have enough assets to qualify, but won't have even cash to pay the tax because they don't work anymore. So it'll be lodged as a debt against the asset they own. Isn't that nuts?  You haven't done anything, you haven't earned anything, and you haven't made anything. You're just getting taxed because you have something. There is nothing more ‘politics of envy' than a wealth tax. I can guarantee you the end result of a wealth tax- if the Greens get a chance to do this in Government- is that NZ will end up poorer. In Norway they increased their wealth tax last year. As a result a record number of wealthy people left the country. Twice as many people left the country in 2022 than the previous 13 years  combined. And in the end, they ended up losing tax. Maybe that'll happen here. Or more likely, a whole bunch of Kiwis will stay here, but will transfer their wealth to Australia.  For example, maybe stop putting money into Kiwisaver and instead start putting it into Australian shares or Australian rental property, where it's out of the way.  So we'll end up with less wealth- but we'll end up with more beneficiaries. Because remember, the Greens are using the wealth tax to pay for a UBI for everyone. Even the Green Party's own policy document predicts we'll end up with an additional 45 percent uptake in benefits in two years. Question is- will the Greens get to do this? As in, will they get into Government with Labour? Well, their policy is less crazy than last election so it'll drive fewer people away. But I think it's still enough to swing some votes. It's a tight election, which means every vote counts. And there will be just enough votes in nice swing electorates like Auckland Central. Where Ponsonby and Grey Lynn people have houses worth close enough to $4 million. Who maybe weren't sure about Labour or National- and this will make their mind up for them.  Because I bet there are a few out there who, like me, just hate the idea of a wealth tax. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Renters, it's time to tell it like it is," Auckland Central's MP Chlöe Swarbrick says. The Green Party are today launching a campaign asking for people to submit their stories of what they call subpar, substandard and downright awful experiences of renting in Aotearoa. Data from StatsNZ's 2019 housing report shows one in three New Zealand households are less likely to be satisfied with their accommodation compared to homeowners. Swarbrick says the campaign will "give renters a platform to tell their stories directly, to make their basic human rights impossible for Parliament and the Government to ignore". She spoke to Corin Dann.

Auckland's Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel has reached its deepest point, with the tunnel boring machine which started in Māngere now 115 metres below Hillsborough. Despite Covid and the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, the project's leaders say it will still come in within budget. And when it's done, they say it'll significantly reduce the amount of wastewater overflowing into the city's waterways and harming the environment every time there's heavy rain. Reporter Tom Taylor and camera operator Nick Monro went below ground to have a closer look.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins began his first full day on the job by meeting with members of the Auckland business community. Hipkins attended a gathering in Auckland Central, where he spoke to a set of business leaders to address their current concerns. Barry Soper, ZB's senior political correspondent says that business owners were primarily concerned with the labour shortage, with restaurants and hospitality suffering the most. Barry Soper also suggests that the Prime Ministers' statements from today indicate immigration regulations could be relaxed in the coming months. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode: The FAQ is: on being single and traveling: The destination is New Zealand, North Island. The lesson learned is: losing jewelry while traveling and the tip is: be willing to pause and be safe in travel.   FAQ : Ruth asks, I will be newly single in the new year and want to do some traveling that I did not have the opportunity to do when I was married, I am excited but a little timid about solo travel. Does anyone have any tips on trips that would be a good dipping the toe in the water?   Response:  Being newly single is a great time to take a travel somewhere new. It's ok that you're timid at first. Some tips to dip your toe in the water will be found on Level 1 or Level 2 travel stages. Here's some advice: Don't wait for your trip to come to you. Find out yourself how much you like travel and just start out small, this weekend take a trip on a city bus, train or to your nearby next city you've never seen. Go alone. Don't be tempted to find a friend and see how you do. Let me know when you get back how did that go.   Today's Independent Destination- New Zealand's North Island   New Zealand was one of the first locked down countries who did well with Corona Virus in 2020. In this episode, we'll focus on the North Island, and in another episode, I cover the South Island. My friend, Jenny Latto, talked to me about what's new on the North Island, New Zealand. She's an artist who lives in Waiuku, part of Auckland City, an hour's drive to Auckland Central or downtown. About 8k away from her home are some surfing beaches, including one that has either black sand beaches on one side or white sand, whatever you prefer. She told me about a Sandspit beach with a slide into the water which sounds nice. They are on an 8-week holiday in the summer months, the opposite weather from the Northern Hemisphere. She said that you could really travel from one end of the north island in a day if you wanted to. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-KohStor-t1-back-d3.html   If you go to NZ North Island, you'll hear about the Waikato River, the longest river in NZ. 264 miles long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikato_River You may find a nice rural area in Ohakune, where the ski areas are nearby. https://www.mountainviewestate.co.nz/about.php Wellington on the North Island is nice to walk on the boardwalk and stroll the restaurants and waterfront bars. Touristy places to visit include the Lord of the Rings sights and the Peter Jackson owned, Weta Studios in Wellington.   https://www.wellingtonnz.com/experience/see-and-do/weta-workshop/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/oceania/new-zealand/things-to-do-lord-of-the-rings-locations/   www.jennylatto.com   Today's Lesson learned-losing jewelry on the road   Walking through a small town in Alaska, I felt a chain from my necklace in my sleeve. That was not a good sign. It indicated that my special cross from my necklace had broken and was missing. I have the chain, but not the pendant. The lesson learned was to buy a better chain with clasp. I had warnings prior that the clasp was old and I should have done something about that. So, learn from my lessons, replace the old clasp before you lose the pendant.   Today's Travel Advice- Be willing to pause and be safe Pandemic travel may be with us a long time, so you will be getting used to new ways of walking through airports, using public spaces, and making meaningful travel decisions, especially about safety. Be more willing to smile, take a breath, and to let someone go ahead of you in line during these stressful outings. You never know, you may just make someone's day when you do. What a great experience that will be, right? Website Drmarytravelbest.com Mary Beth on Twitter Dr. Mary Travelbest Twitter  Dr. Mary Travelbest Facebook Page Dr. Mary Travelbest Facebook Group Dr. Mary Travelbest Instagram

House prices have fallen by an average of $90,000 in parts of New Zealand after a turbulent year in the property market. That meant homeowners who bought at the height of the property boom in late 2021 could find themselves with mortgages larger than the value of their home, especially in Auckland and Wellington. But there were also some positives: the fall in prices was allowing more first-home buyers onto the property ladder. The OneRoof Property Report for 2022, published today, captured the huge market shift during the year and highlighted some risks on the horizon for homeowners. The housing market went from “fear of missing out” to “fear of overpaying”, Oneroof editor Owen Vaughan said, as a boom which started during Covid gave way to falling prices, tighter lending and uncertainty about the year ahead. Nationwide, the average property value fell by 8.15 per cent, or nearly $90,000, since a high of $1.1m at the end of February. Values fell in every region except the West Coast. Homeowners in Wellington and Auckland were worst affected. The average property value fell 17.7 per cent ($201,818) in the Greater Wellington region since prices peaked in March, with some central suburbs taking a price hit of more than $400,000. This was largely because of the withdrawal of Auckland investors who had driven much of the inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic. In Auckland, average property values fell 12 per cent (more than $180,000) since the peak. James Wilson, head of valuations at Valocity, said the fall in prices in 2022 was the largest since 2010, but had to be seen in context: the boom since Covid was one of the strongest New Zealand had ever experienced, with average growth of 33 per cent nationwide between early 2020 and early 2022. While the fall in prices may make the market more affordable for some, it raises concerns about negative equity for those who bought at the market's peak. “The data shows that the homeowners who purchased in late 2021 and early 2022 are more likely to be in negative equity position now,” Wilson said. “Investors, those with more than two properties, are likely to be less exposed as a result of the 40 per cent deposit requirements for investment properties.” Nicki Cruickshank, the principal of Tommy's real estate in Wellington, said prices went higher than expected in 2021 so the drop this year was to be expected - but she had not expected the turnaround to be so sudden. “But in the big picture most people own houses for 10 years-plus so overall they've still done well.” Sanjeev Jangra, a Loan Market mortgage adviser who works in Auckland's south, said interest rate hikes took people by surprise, especially last year's borrowers who were not expecting them to go so high so fast. There had been some positives for those wanting to get into the market. Jangra noted a switch in his client base from 40-50 per cent investors to around 80 per cent first-home buyers. Investors did not have enough equity after prices fell 15-20 per cent, he said. Looking ahead to 2023, Wilson said he expected property values were likely to keep falling but at a slower rate. A range of factors would have an impact on the market, including reduced sales activity, the election, and the Reserve Bank's inflation battle. “Inflation is the elephant in the room and won't disappear overnight. But while cost of living pressures are reaching across nearly all parts of our daily lives, we're actually not seeing a significant drop in spending and that's probably because a lot of people still haven't had to fix their mortgage at a higher rate,” Wilson said. “When that happens and those mortgage rates begin to really bite, then spending is likely to dry up. Obviously, that has bigger economic impacts but the key question is: will inflation be tamed by traditional policy or will a hard, economic landing do the job? At this point, a lot of signs point to a harder landing than would be ideal.” Highs and lows Steepest fall from market peak (region): Greater Wellington - down 17.68% ($201,818) from market peak of $1.14m Steepest fall from market peak (suburb): Waterloo, in Lower Hutt - down 23.9% ($279,200) from market peak of $1.168m Highest average property value: Herne Bay, in Auckland - $3.816m (down 2.3%, $91,000, on the previous year) Lowest average property value: Ohai, in Southland - $158,000 (up 28.5%, $35,000, on the previous year) Highest 12-month value change: Glenorchy, in Queenstown-Lakes - up 28.9% to $1.446m Lowest 12-month value change: Waiwhetu, in Lower Hutt - down 19.7% to $783,000 Highest five-year value change: Raetihi, in Ruapehu - up 212.3% to $406,000 Lowest five-year value change: Auckland Central, in Auckland - up 0.3% to $612,000 *Current to the end of October 2022 Top settled sale: Paritai Drive, in Orakei, Auckland. Sold in May 2022 for $20m This Paratai Drive property in Auckland sold for $20m - the highest price in 2022. Photo / Supplied Bottom settled sale: Romilly St, in Westport, Buller. Sold in June 2022 for $32,500 This home in Westport sold for $32,500 in June - the lowest house sale in New Zealand in 2022. Photo / Supplied - by Isaac Davison, NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has leased commercial office space in Central Auckland for the Three Waters transition team at a $2 million per year cost. This lease is set to last until July 1st, 2024, with the potential to be renewed further in the coming years. This decision has been viewed as controversial. Political editor Barry Soper feels that this arrangement is Labour 'putting the cart before the horse' politically, especially with many local politicians taking a stand against Three Waters in its' current form. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we speak with Chlöe Swarbrick, a Green Party MP for Auckland Central. We discuss the Alcohol Harm Reduction Bill. How it can reduce harm in our communities, the research behind it and some of the common misconceptions around the bill. We hope you enjoy the kōrero.For more information around how you can help support the bill please follow this link: https://passthebill.org.nz/When Lambs Are Silent is a movement championing the belief that change is possible and seeking to challenge the dominate narratives in our culture. Join us as we unpack what this is all about. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Substack or Twitter. The music in this episode is from the Album Dissonance by Jess Jackson and Leon Shelley

New Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has delivered his "expectations" to another of the city's council-owned entities - putting Ports of Auckland in the firing line. In a move that has become familiar since taking the mayoral chains, Brown has fired off a bristling public letter to Ports of Auckland chair Jan Dawson. Brown no longer wants Bledisloe Wharf to be used for car imports and wants areas of the waterfront land made available for public use. Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick has ruled herself out from running for the party's co-leadership. In a statement posted to Facebook, Swarbrick said there had been a lot of speculation in recent days since co-leader James Shaw was ousted from the position at the Greens' annual conference. "What happened at our AGM was unprecedented and I, like all of our Green MPs, wanted to respect the process and take time to reflect and listen. That reflection will continue in the coming days and weeks. "I am not in the running for the Co-Leadership. Thank you to all of the lovely and kind people who've expressed their confidence in me. I will continue my work as Auckland Central's MP, in my Parliamentary portfolios and on Finance and Expenditure committee." Earlier today Shaw confirmed he would contest the leadership, saying he was quietly confident of being re-elected. "I am in it to win it," Shaw told reporters saying he had spoken to party members and family and had decided to stand again as Green Party co-leader. Shaw made the announcement after failing to get the 75 per cent votes of delegates at the party's online annual meeting at the weekend to be reconfirmed in the role. Co-leader Marama Davidson was reconfirmed by delegates. This opens up the co-leadership role this week to challengers. Pundits have speculated that Swarbrick may have a tilt for the co-leadership given her popularity. "If the media wants to talk leadership, let's talk about it," Swarbrick said today. "We'll find it in the young people putting their futures on the line for the climate movement. We'll find it on union pickets for fair pay and conditions. We find it in our classrooms with our teachers, in our hospitals with the nurses and midwives and health workers who deserve healthy conditions and quality wages. "Those are the leaders who need our backing and that is where our energy is needed to change the politics - and the power dynamics - of this country and this world."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has impacted the way people work, trade and patronise the central city. The once vibrant centre is missing international tourists, and thousands of workers who are now working from home. This coupled with a proliferation of empty shops for let, the ongoing, disruptive noisy City Rail Link construction project and an increase in crime have affected the face of the city. To discuss how to rise above the multiple challenges - Interim CE of Heart of the City Steve Armitage and Police Inspector Grae Anderson who is the acting Area Commander for Auckland Central.

The Mayor has a chat about housing intensification in Auckland Central, the Revive Our Gulf project, and Bike Burbs! Whakarongo mai nei. 

This week on the Friday Wire Casper talked to Auckland city counsellor Pippa Coom about the council's finances and recent controversy around cycleway spending, as well as Dr Murat Üngör from the University of Otago about the latest GDP figures and predicting economic recession. Liam spoke to Auckland Central and Green Party member Chloe Swarbrick about her push to pedestrianise Queen street, as well as Greg Harford from Retail NZ to talk about his concerns.  He also discussed the watergate scandal with University of Canterbury's Peter Field to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the original break-in.

Today On The Show - It's April Fools so we got National Party Leader Chris Luxon on board for a prank on Rog. We have a real eye opening chat with Lead Singer of Head Like A Hole, Booga Beazley about his own experiences with Drugs, Addiction and being told he had a month to live. John Day comes in to give us another one of his hot knives ahead of the weekend of sport.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The practice of allowing rich-listers to chopper their way in-and-out of the Hauraki Gulf Islands will be put in front of Auckland councillors today.  A 600-strong petition signed by locals and board members to block consent for more helipads has already been rejected by council planners, who've instead proposed a report to determine whether helicopters are breaching rules. Auckland Central and the Hauraki Gulf Islands electorate MP Chlöe Swarbrick spoke to Corin Dann.  

The MP for Auckland Central has won the backing of the Auckland Council in her bid to have alcohol advertisements pulled from elite sport. The council has unanimously passed a motion calling on all MPs to support a Member's Bill put forward by Chlöe Swarbrick. It seeks to end alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sport and remove the appeals process from Local Alcohol Policies. Alcohol Healthwatch Executive Director Nicki Jackson told Mike Hosking there's clear evidence exposure to alcohol advertising encourages young people to drink. She says it normalises and glorifies alcohol. Jackson says multi-national companies connect with sport because they want to create loyalty and connection with consumers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.