Podcasts about Super City

Angus and Sal stall for time before their guest arrives. Ethan Pace (Jason Summers) comes on the show to discuss DEIA in Super City but it seems like something else is bugging him. The post EP130 – The Exact Distance Between Us appeared first on PodCavern.

Angus and Sal need a break from looking after Travis, their feral ward. Thankfully Thaniel Hardass (Joshua Mayo) comes in to talk about Super City's Maximum Security Sleepaway Camp. The post EP127 – Maximum Security Blanket appeared first on PodCavern.

Angus and Sal look to give back to the community by getting gifts for the children of Super City….a week after Christmas. How will they accomplish this? Why with time portals of course. The post EP126 – The Fast and The Generous appeared first on PodCavern.

Angus and Sal are in a funk and decide to take a day off work and take Travis, Angus' ward, to do a bunch of activities for children around Super City. The post EP124 – Recapturing Our Youth appeared first on PodCavern.

Angus and Sal reach out to the most famous podcaster in Super City, Rex “The Rocket” Roarke (Tuong La) for advice on how to get their show out to more people. The post EP123 – Horsin’ Around appeared first on PodCavern.

Sal relishes his new found will to live and youth by living life in the fast lane. Angus reels from visiting his childhood home and learning it all might be a ruse. The boys are then visited by the custodian of one of Super City's community centers, Glorf (Leichelle Little) to talk about what it's like helping the city's youth. The post EP117 – Unclogging The Heart appeared first on PodCavern.

John was joined by Labour Leader Chris Hipkins on the show today for their regular catch up. John was keen to find out where Labour stands really on oil and gas exploration in New Zealand - if they get back into power will they honour any contracts in place? Does Hipkins agree with the proposed speed limit change on the Southern Motorway, given the Road To Zero campaign it supported? And is it time for a Super City Council in Canterbury in his view?  Labour's leader is encouraging councils to take a closer look at their governance structure.  Some councils in the lower South Island have voted this week to continue discussions on creating unitary authorities.   Chris Hipkins told Canterbury Mornings it's a good thing to talk about amalgamation in the context of improving local government services.  He says it's a conversation local councils should have with many councils in New Zealand relative to its size.   Hipkins says if you were to design a local government system on a blank piece of paper you wouldn't design the one we have.     LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angus and Sal work on some pretty grim stories and decide to get a snack. After their snack break the boys are joined by Mike Keyes (Velvet Wells) a volunteer who works the lost and found booths at the many conventions of Super City. Can Mike Keyes help the boys find something they've lost? The post EP115 – Seeking Conventional Wisdom appeared first on PodCavern.

As UK election results slowly began rolling in, who better than political commentators Dr Bryce Edwards and Brigitte Morten to discuss what it means.  The pair joined Nick Mills for Friday Faceoff, and also discussed the proposal for a Wellington super-city, criticism of David Seymour responding to teenagers on social media eight years ago, and the closure of Newshub.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's claims that merging four Wellington Councils into one is a practical way forward to solve the region's challenges. The mayors of Upper Hutt, Hutt City, and Porirua are holding early talks about amalgamation. But although they're keen to merge, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says now is not the time. Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says Whanau needs to come around to the idea of a super-city. "It seems silly - we could be up for larger funding, we should be working together. We are a very small region." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been revealed the Mayors of Porirua, Wellington, Upper Hutt and Hutt City met in May to talk through the idea of a Wellington super city, which would see the four councils merged into one.  Three mayors seem to be on board with the discussion, but Wellington mayor Tory Whanau says while an eventual amalgamation "probably makes sense", residents weren't asking for the change.  Hutt City mayor Campbell Barry is open to the idea, and joined Nick Mills to talk through the possible benefits.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today: Health NZ are putting a hiring freeze on frontline staff. No cuts to frontline says this government, so what do they do? - cut the frontline... Michelle Marshall, a nursing student, joins us to share her frustration at the governments short-sighted decision. Auckland FC - The new Super City football side that reckons they can win over Phoenix fans. They start October 19th - so can they create a blue wave of support, how are they going to do that, and are they signing any big overseas names? CEO Nick Becker is in the hot seat. Are the days of big pay rises over? Or pay rises in general? Megan Alexander from Robert Half Recruitment joins us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sal works on a story around Super City's newest serial killer, The Haberdasher Slasher, while Angus discusses the finer points of skin donation. The guys are then visited by the sickly Weebly Creezer (Josh Mayo), a former resident of a local experimental lab. The post EP111 – Thick Necks and Thin Skin appeared first on PodCavern.

Auckland Council's financial situation has been under the spotlight for months now. With costs rising, the council has been trying to find some ways to save money without cutting back on services. Those decisions have ranged from removing rubbish bins around the city, to a since U-turned proposal for a long-term lease for Port of Auckland. And while the Government has offered hope on water prices, Mayor Wayne Brown and his councillors still have some tough choices to make. Today on The Front Page, Herald senior writer Simon Wilson joins us to discuss the challenges coming for our Super City. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsSound Engineer: Paddy FoxProducer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was surprised that the news that Auckland had inked a deal with the Government over water wasn't the lead story on last night's TV news. I would have thought that John Campbell would have had a deep dive on its repercussions for Auckland and the country. Basically, water and housing are the biggest issues for this country because every single person, business and animal needs water - and we all need a roof over our head. But maybe the kids we call journalists these days have never got water and its reforms. There is a lot about the deal that has not been said. Compared to 3 Waters, it's essentially 2 waters. Watercare deals with drinking water and human waste. Waste is sewage. That's a billion-dollar-a-year operation. But they don't deal with stormwater and drains. That's called sewerage and that's dealt with in Auckland by an entity called Healthy Waters. Now that's a $200 million dollar a year operation. It's not a council controlled operation. It will still be funded by council borrowings. So when people talk about polluted waterways being fixed, that's not really covered by the Watercare deal. Which is partly why Auckland's water rates increases are still at 7.3 percent. That 7.3 percent is, as we all know, higher than the rate of inflation and a major part of the cost-of-living crisis which the Government promised to tackle. But that's another kettle of wastewater. This deal happened because Auckland is the only council with CCO or council controlled organisations. They are the product of Auckland's amalgamation into a Super City by Rodney Hide. CCOs were actually designed to prevent Councillors fooling about in core business they know nothing about. And because of that they've never been overly popular. Yet it is claimed that this keeps water under local control. Ask Auckland's Mayors and Councillors about how much control they really exert over CCO's like Watercare, or Auckland Transport, or Auckland Unlimited. So, Watercare will have the remit, which is to provide water and remove waste. Operationally, they're in full control of their processes. The Council's control is limited to a majority of places on the board. So just a reminder that CEOs run companies not boards. They purely appoint a CEO and then assess how well the CEO has done. The Auckland deal was low hanging fruit for the Government, because the structure was already in place. The real test is how this works for everywhere else in New Zealand. The first real test will come this week when Horowhenua, Kapiti, Wairarapa, the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington City meet on Friday to work together on a plan for a greater Wellington region water deal. They will have to set up an entity with bureaucracy and thrash out a deal about which region receives what in funding. Just like 3 Waters. Meanwhile, the good people in the countryside not adjacent to cities will be wondering if there's any white knights riding to their rescue regarding water borrowing. Or if they're going to be left behind. To me this deal is 3 Waters lite, with no ‘co-governance'. And that's it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angus and Sal are joined by Public Transportation Advocate C.J. Orion (Josh Degagné) who thinks less people should be driving on the roads of Super City. But with this guest there might be more than meets the eye. The post EP107 – It's Morphin Time appeared first on PodCavern.

The unbeaten run continues as City ran out clear winners to extend their unbeaten run to 4 with another clean sheet which they've now achieved in 5 of the last 6 games.Blackburn had one of the worst players to grace the Ashton Gate pitch in recent years with Dominic Hyam at fault for the first 3 goals one way or another! Tommy Conway and sub Nahki Wells both grabbed a brace of goals and the penalty famine appears to be over with each scoring from the spot.Max O'Leary was rarely troubled, Sammie Szmodics had a return he'll wish to forget and even the referee was decent. Roberts was impressive in defence & Joe Williams brought extra energy to midfield alongside Knight in contrast to the more measured style of James.If we miss the play-offs by 5-7 points by maintaining this form in the final four games we will be ruing that bad form of the 6 games prior to the international break that produced a measly 3 points!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sal is recovering from a juice based diagnosis while Angus establishes contact with someone who can connect the Mayor of Super City to a series of crimes. When this informant Paul De Parle finally comes on the show it turns out getting the information from him will be harder than they expected. The post EP104 – Caught In The Act Out appeared first on PodCavern.

Angus finally emerges from his cocoon with a new perspective. Sal has been plenty busy while Angus was gone, taking the safety of Super City and the comfort of his coworkers into his own hands. The post EP103 – Transformative Life Experience appeared first on PodCavern.

The Benchwarmers break down the Super Bowl matchup, along with this week's good bad and the ugly. They try to also answer what's up with the Bucks and the rest of the NBA news.

Angus and Sal Exchange gifts for Supemas and a harmless office prank unleashes something that not only threatens the employees of The Daily Deposit but the integrity of journalism across Super City. Can Sal and Angus undo what they've done? And more importantly can they figure out how to work walkie talkies. The post EP101 – Walkie, Talkie, Run appeared first on PodCavern.

Angus and Sal take to the stage at Super City's Rat King Theater for their 100th episode. The boys are interrupted by an old artificial frenemy and joined by Mighty Mind (Rich Hillborn) , a hero celebrating a 100th of his own. The post EP100 – The 100th Episode Spectacular appeared first on PodCavern.

The Wellington Phoenix look ready to put up a fight to hold onto their Auckland fan base.  The club's A-League double header at Mount Smart Stadium tomorrow is likely the Phoenix's last venture to Auckland in the near future, as the Super City prepares to house its own franchise from next year.  Phoenix GM David Dome told Mike Hosking that despite their absence further north, they're not ready to relinquish their followers.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angus and Sal are visited by 90's radical dude Dunkaroos Blockbuster (Rich Hillborn) who gives them the 4-1-1 on what it's like to be a Dinosaur Person living in Super City. Only 90's kids will get this episode! The post EP96 – That 90's Show appeared first on PodCavern.

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'Not in our backyard thank you very much'. Taumaranui locals want to know why disused trains from Auckland have been dumped in their town. The unwanted Auckland carriages were surplus to requirement when the Super City got new commuter trains, and the old ones have been left to fall into disrepair in the central North Island town. Some of the windows have been smashed, and they've been used as a canvas for graffiti, leaving an eyesore in the town. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.

Two of our biggest cities are facing tough budget decisions. Both Auckland and Wellington need to save money and raise more funds to pay for everything. It means both cities are facing the prospect of cutting services or large-scale plans – or, for Auckland at least, major rate rises in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis.   So how did Wellington and Auckland get into such a financial mess? And what needs to change about the way they're run? Super City reporter Bernard Orsman discussed the massive headache on Auckland mayor Wayne Brown's agenda. and Wellington reporter Georgina Campbell shares the details behind the capital's financial woes. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VentutoProducer: Paddy Fox and Shaun D WilsonExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So extravagant is Saudi Arabia's plan to create an urban utopia in the desert that even those working on the project, known as The Line, do not yet know whether its scale and scope can ever be realised. Read the write-up at: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/leon-krier-looks-at-linear-super-city-neom

Angus gets some work done after finally getting some sleep, Sal gets some concerning feedback and the guys are joined by Anthony Hawke aka BirdDude_69 (Meghan Murphy) a streamer in Super City. The post EP91 – A Fowl Stream appeared first on PodCavern.

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Madeline Sami.  Madeleine is one of New Zealand's funniest, and most prolific, comedic talents.  She's an actor, musician, comedian, writer and director, who you might have seen as the star of Box-office success the Breaker-Upperers, or her new show Deadloch, or as the host of the Great Kiwi Bake Off, or Shortland Street, or Super City or Sione's Wedding....she's done a lot – her IMDB page is ridiculous..  In this episode we talk about her weirdest jobs, best accents, relationship with Lucy Lawless, Onehunga up-bringing and the loss of her father, Taika Waititi and the highs and lows of fame, Super City, Tom Sainsbury and so much more.  Madeline is one of the most entertaining – and coolest - guests we've had. Funny, thoughtful and a wicked storyteller this was one of our favs – and we can't wait for you to hear it.  Listen on iheart or wherever you get your podcasts from, or watch the video on Youtube. A huge thanks to those supporting the show on patreon for the cost of a cup of coffee a month, to get involved head to Between Two Beers.com.   This episode was brought to you from the Export Beer garden studio. Enjoy.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two years ago, Saudi Arabia announced it was creating a city of the future: known as The Line. Is it actually going to happen? The proposed 110-mile-long smart city of skyscrapers would be fueled by green energy and controlled by Artificial Intelligence. While the urban experiment is currently under development, many believe that the city is just a sci-fi dream that will never see the light of day.  Joining Ros Taylor in The Bunker today is Matthew Blunderfield, the host of architecture podcast Scaffold, to answer the question: what would the perfect city of the future look like?  “Imagine a tower taller than the Empire State Building, extruded from Birmingham to Leeds and then doubled. That's the Line.” “There's an underlying violence in forming this project.” “We don't know what will happen to the ecosystem when we erect an enormous tall wall in the middle of a desert.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative journalist Nicky Hager and broadcaster Mark Sainsbury join Nick Mills on Friday Faceoff. Together they discuss whether Michael Wood should be sacked from Cabinet, if buses are more important than cars, new recommendations for the electoral system and vaping laws. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ Herald Super City reporter Bernard Orsman joined Kerre Woodham mornings to break down what has been described as a chaotic press conference for Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's budget reveal. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Battle is brewing over those Auckland Airport shares currently owned by Auckland Council. The Council actually inherited 22 percent of the airport when it was formed and since then there's been a capital raising by the airport which has diluted that holding down to 18 percent. But it's worth well over $2 billion; enough to plug that Budget gap six or seven times over. So, the Council's in a bit of a spot. Their choices are either a great big rates increase, or some pretty serious cuts or sell part or all of the family silver. Mayor Wayne Brown wants to flick the shares - and you can see the logic of that. Part of the argument for keeping the shares has been the dividend, but there hasn't been one of those in more than three years, there may be later this year, we'll see. And until recently those shares brought with them seats on the airport's board, which something the Super City chose not to take up, but not an irreversible move if you hold the shares. Now, should local bodies be involved in business activities? By and large, the answer to that is definitely not. They should stick to core public service activities like cleaning the streets, taking away the rubbish, keeping the reserves and parks tidy or fix the stormwater and so on. But I'd argue the airport is core to the functioning of the region. Apart from being a huge employer it's a vital piece of infrastructure and that remaining shareholding, even without seats on the board, could prove crucial one day. Once you sell it, that's it, gone for good - and given the way the Council runs its affairs, that big nest egg will be gone in a couple of years. Selling the shares is a quick but only temporary solution to a long-standing and deep-rooted problem. Auckland Council is that problem. It's over-reaching, hopelessly inefficient, out of control and wasteful. Flicking off its best asset won't fix any of that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland's $5.5 billion City Rail Link (CRL) will not open until sometime in 2026 or later, the Herald can reveal. This is at least 18 months longer than what was forecasted only a few months ago when the cost of the project blew out by $1.1b to $5.5b and the completion date moved from late 2024 to November 2025. In an exclusive interview during a tour of the mega-project, City Rail Link chief executive Dr Sean Sweeney said the latest completion date is not when Aucklanders will get to ride the underground railway. He said November 2025 is when City Rail Link Ltd hands over the brand spanking new 3.4-kilometre track from Britomart to Mt Eden to Auckland Transport and KiwiRail, which then have to do extensive testing before it opens to passengers. Sweeney was reluctant to say how long that could be, but when pressed said: “As a ballpark guess, I'd say six months, but people need to understand that numbers could change a lot, based on what happens.” The big issue vexing the minds of Sweeney and the Alliance contractor is moving from the construction of the tunnels and stations to the complex and risky phase of installing bespoke software and signalling work, and plugging a state-of-the-art railway into the existing, fault-ridden network. Three years ago, Sweeney told the Herald there are going to be challenges at the “back end”, and the problem is made worse because a metro rail system has never been built in New Zealand. At the time, he was commenting on the Crossrail line under London that encountered massive and costly overruns after back-end problems just as everyone was doing victory laps - the chairman got a knighthood and later got sacked. Sweeney said Crossrail was a much more complex project and does not envisage similar problems with the CRL, but did acknowledge plugging new plants and equipment into the existing rail network could lead to “unintended consequences”. Full testing of the new systems is expected to begin in mid-2024 and will take about a year, said Sweeney, who is planning to finish the job before the November 2025 date. One of the biggest issues that needs testing, he said, is a fire on a train in the tunnel. After the handover, AT and KiwiRail have to go through another set of tests, which Sweeney said is not straightforward and involves a lot of operational and training exercises. “There are exhaustive tests that they will have to go through, and safety checks, before they are allowed to run passengers,” Sweeney said. For example, every one of the 240 drivers in Auckland will have to go through the tunnels for training. An AT spokeswoman could not say when trains will start running on the CRL, saying it is working with CRL Ltd and the Alliance contractor, Auckland One Rail, the rail safety regular Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency and other stakeholders on a plan to begin as early as possible. The plan involved critical testing of the new systems before trains can operate, including emergency and evacuation protocols, driver training, signalling and other important systems needed to operate the CRL safely. “We will be able to confirm the dates for CRL operations once this programme is complete,” she said. Artist's impression of what the Karanga-a-Hape station will look like once it opens. Photo / Supplied Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Simon Bridges, who was Minister of Transport when work started on the CRL in 2016, said a 2026 opening date is far too long. “While most big infrastructure projects do take longer than is said when they start, a critical mistake here was not continuing during Covid lockdowns, when in hindsight we could have, if anything, picked up the pace in a safe and appropriate way.  “That said, when it does open, my pick is that the vast majority of people will forget all the criticism, and Auckland will be in for a pretty golden period given the upgraded transport link, a new convention centre, and hopefully, an upward swing in cyclical economic activity,” said the former MP for Tauranga, who's now a resident of and cheerleader for the Super City. Bridges said the long wait to get to the finish line is little comfort to businesses disrupted - and in some cases, devastated - by the construction works. “But in a wider Auckland sense, it will be exciting when it eventually opens,” he said. Auckland Business Chamber chief executive Simon Bridges and Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck are disappointed about the time it is taking to build the CRL. Photo / Brett Phibbs Heart of the City chief executive Vic Beck, who has battled tirelessly for businesses impacted by the CRL works, said uncertainty looms large for the project. “It is extremely disappointing for the city that the benefits won't be reaped sooner, and particularly for those impacted by construction. This creates more anxiety because there is no fixed date for it to be operational. For some, that could now be up to 10 years of major disruption and impacts on them and their business,” she said. Beck has called for a review of the $12 million fund set aside for affected businesses to be sped up, saying no one should lose their livelihood for a public project. - Bernard Orsman, NZHSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Council's soaring budget hole, storm costs and higher water bills could cost the average household another $560 a year during a painful cost-of-living crisis. But a ratepayer group is calling for the council to sell assets and make large-scale cuts to its costs “rather than reaching into ratepayers' wallets”. Watercare has locked in a $116 rise in the average water bill from July and yesterday's bad news that the council's budget hole and storm-related costs have soared to a combined $375 million could lead to a rates rise of $446 for the average household. The annual water bill is rising by 9.5 per cent from $1224 to $1340 and rates could rise from $3306 to a maximum of about $3750 for the average home. The extra burden on household budgets begins on July 1 - the day after the 25-cents-a-litre fuel tax subsidy ends. It also comes as the looming recession is tipped to be deeper than previously thought, Kiwi families face the prospect of a hard-hitting interest rate crunch as mortgages come up for renewal, and the Reserve Bank forecasts rising unemployment. Auckland households face even bigger rises in council costs than was first thought. Photo / Alex Burton The council's budget hole rose from the $90m-$150m range estimated last year to $295m earlier this year and now to $325m. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown blamed a combination of council debt, higher interest rates and his predecessor Phil Goff using a one-off Three Waters payment of $127m to prop up last year's budget. “Enough is enough. We must get serious about the council's financial position. I did not create this hole, but I am determined that the council fix it, so it doesn't just keep growing,” Brown said. “Unless we can set Auckland Council on a path of financial sustainability and reduce our debt, then this gaping hole will only get bigger in the years to come.” As well as the budget hole, group chief financial officer Peter Gudsell said storm-related costs in the budget had risen from $20m, for things such as higher insurance premiums, to $50m for repairs and maintenance to council assets and setting up a recovery co-ordination office. In theory, rates could rise by 22 per cent to plug the budget hole and pay for storm-related costs, but a rise is limited to 13.5 per cent because that was the highest level set during the budget consultation process. It is now up to councillors to decide on a mix of options to produce a balanced budget by the end of June. The Auckland Council is having to trim costs at its headquarters and other businesses. Photo / Doug Sherring This year's draft budget was already one of the most challenging in the 13 years of the Super City before yesterday's bad news - containing many difficult and unpopular choices to plug a $295m shortfall. In his earlier draft budget, Brown proposed a mix of measures to produce a balanced budget, including cutting unnecessary and inefficient spending, demanding better performance from council organisations, reducing debt servicing costs by selling airport shares, increasing rates and potentially borrowing up to $75m. The council's shares in Auckland Airport are currently valued at $2.2 billion. Among the most contentious proposals are plans to cut regional, community and social services by $20m and regional contestable grants by $3m in the areas of arts, culture and events. It was proposed to cut funding for things such as Music in Parks, CultureFest and Botanic Gardens events, while $2m would go from the Citizens Advice Bureau, and funding for homelessness initiatives would stop. Local boards are also in line for a $16m cut in funding activities. A mayoral spokesman said it was too early to consider what further cuts could be on the table. Brown still planned to keep rate rises as low as possible, “but we can't say at this stage how low we can keep them”. Events such as Sculpture in The Gardens at Auckland Botanic Gardens could have funding cut under budget proposals. Photo / Doug Sherring Until now, the proposal has been for a 7 per cent rates rise but, with rating changes, it equated to a 4.6 per cent rates rise for households. The earlier $20m “storm respond fund” was expected to add 1 per cent to general and household rates. Gudsell said that, like other sectors of the economy, the council's finances had been battered by economic factors over the past six months. “We've seen cost increases reflect inflation levels in a number of areas. These increases are particularly affecting the price of utilities such as electricity, and impacting the cost of asset renewals, meaning a rise in the amount of money we need to set aside for depreciation.” He said the final budget would require trade-offs, including ownership options for the council's airport shares, higher rates and prudent use of debt. “Different trade-offs have different consequences, and this now needs to be considered as part of the process to set the budget.” Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance spokesman Jordan Williams said nothing should be off the table. ”It is no longer enough to go through the budget with a fine tooth comb to pick and choose what pet projects are worth keeping - large-scale cuts are needed for anything that is not a core council function,” Williams said. ”The rising cost of living, mortgage rates rapidly increasing and households under significant pressure from recent weather events means it is time for Auckland Council to show some courage and front up with significant cost cuts and asset sales rather than reaching into ratepayers' wallets.” - Bernard Orsman, NZHSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest is Producer/Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor/Mixing & Mastering Engineer Nicholas Messitte, who has done podcasting work for Amazon, ABC, iHeartRadio, NPR, and music work for Animal Adjective, Super City, Micah E. Wood, Leland Sundries, Pete Mancini. In this episode, we discuss Kids His Dad's Musical Side Early Recording  Discovering Audio Boss Recorder Experiments Oceans Eleven  Guitar Center Imagination and Mixing Creating Opportunities For Yourself Drug Use and Abuse Working from Home Dealing with Opportunities Finding Your Value Spirituality Listserves and Getting Work Money and Taxes Theatrical Podcasts Opening Doors Keeping it Fun ChatGPT Matt's Rant: Fear of Missing Out Links and Show Notes Nick's SIte Credits Guest: Nicholas Messitte Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith

A mountain to climb - that's how one Auckland councillor describes the tough road ahead for those in charge of the Super City.  The council needs to find about one-and-a-half billion dollars to cover the cost of cyclone damage and the City Rail Link budget blow-out.  This comes on top of a forecast budget deficit of $295 million in the coming year.  Jonty Dine reports. 

There's opposition to making Christchurch a super city. Moves to overhaul New Zealand's local body system has prompted a submission from the City Council calling for a new structure for the city. City councillors unanimously agreed to the submission, although two disagreed with the bid to become a super city, known in legislation as a unitary authority. Selwyn mayor Sam Broughton says it sounds like imposing the Auckland model on Canterbury. "I don't know that super city in Auckland's done local particularly well, and I would hate to lose the local play that we've got in greater Christchurch by thinking about moving to a super city." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Council CEO Jim Stabback resigned halfway through his five year term for personal reasons. Stabback began the role in 2020, and it is understood that there has been conflict between him and the mayor since Wayne Brown won the mayoralty last October. NZ Herald Super City reporter Bernard Orsman says Jim Stabback has not commented any explanation beyond 'personal reasons' for his resignation. Bernard Orsman has observed that there has been tension between Stabback and Brown on both sides, but that doesn't signify that the mayor had a hand in Stabback resigning.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The CoreLogic House Price Index (HPI) for December provides the perfect platform to close out 2022 as Nick and Kelvin discuss why the moderation in value falls is likely a false dawn. Kelvin also wraps up a few other data releases you may have missed over the holidays weeks, most notably and concerning, the weak confidence results.Plus beware of some of the headlines you may have read, there's a warning for reading too much into asking price or sales price measures and are Auckland buyers really that active outside of the Super City?Sign up for news and insights or contact on LinkedIn, Twitter @NickGoodall_CL or @KDavidson_CL and email nick.goodall@corelogic.co.nz or kelvin.davidson@corelogic.co.nz

This week we talk Neom a new super city with a unique line design (2:10), and we revisit ranked-choice voting with an Alaskan PSA (18:10). Welcome back for another episode of Retraction! Reversing course through discourse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With local elections just over six weeks away, it's time to check in with the race to lead our biggest city. Twenty-three people are contesting the Auckland mayoralty, with polling showing it's a tight race between two-term Manukau councillor Efeso Collins, Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck, businessman and former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown and freelance media operator Craig Lord. Outspoken publican Leo Molloy pulled out at the 11th hour. For a closer look at who's in the running, and some of the big issues they're campaigning on, Kathryn is joined by the New Zealand Herald's Super City reporter Bernard Orsman.

Our biggest city is gearing up for its fifth Super City election, and the golden-voiced Todd Niall – formerly of RNZ and now senior Auckland reporter for Stuff – has seen them all. He joins Toby Manhire to discuss the leading contenders for the office some call the country's second most important elected role, including Efeso Collins, Leo Molloy, Viv Beck and Wayne Brown, who have recent been joined by two unexpected candidates: John Palino (of Florida) and Lisa Lewis (of Hamilton).Plus: How does 2022 compare with previous campaigns? Why are turnout numbers so risible? And what can a mayor actually hope to achieve?–The Spinoff's local election coverage is public interest journalism funded through NZ On Air– See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Bus services in Auckland are being cancelled at an average rate of almost 1500 a day. Auckland Transport figures show in July there were some days with almost 2000 cancellations. AT announced today it's giving its drivers a pay rise after earlier saying it did not have enough of them to keep the wheels turning in the Super City. Finn Blackwell has the story.  

Auckland Transport's controversial parking strategy has been pushed back until after the local body elections, when there's a risk of it being scrapped. The hot button policy would see AT removing parking spaces across the city for cycleways and bus lanes, and charging at park and ride stations, in a bid to unlock choked roads and reduce congestion. But the Herald can reveal that public feedback has drawn strong opposition and there are also concerns about the level of engagement with Māori. The policy is now in danger because only a slim majority of councillors currently favour rewriting the city's parking rules, and that could change after the polls close on October 8. The parking strategy is one of the biggest transport upheavals undertaken by AT since the Super City was formed in 2010. It works to the principle that kerbside parking is the "lowest priority" on arterial roads and will automatically be removed for cycleways and busways, except under exceptional circumstances. Busy arterial roads like Mt Eden Rd could lose car parks for cycleways and bus lanes. Photo / Peter Meecham Auckland Mayor Phil Goff trashed the first version that gave AT unfettered power to remove parking as "totally arrogant". The council's planning committee was divided by 13 votes to 10 to endorse a revised version for public consultation that allows for parking plans in town centres. Acting AT chief executive Mark Lambert and planning boss Jenny Chetwynd said gaps in public feedback and engagement with Māori require more work meaning the strategy will be delayed until February next year. AT plans to go back out to consultation in West and South Auckland and try to repair relations with mana whenua, mataawaka and the Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB), which advances the interests of Māori at Auckland Council. Public feedback on the strategy attracted 943 submissions and showed strong opposition. Planning committee chairman Chris Darby. Photo / Dean Purcell Supporters of the parking strategy said it was required to address climate change, it should be implemented as fast as possible and parking should be banned on all main roads. The Automobile Association has mixed views on the strategy, saying it makes sense to remove parking on arterial roads, but concerned the strategy could later be extended to residential streets where parking is a real challenge. The AA is also concerned about the double whammy of AT removing car parks and new Government-imposed rules that mean developers no longer have to provide off-street parking. Chetwynd said the council advised her it wanted the issue delayed until after the election to get the new mayor and the council's eye across it. Planning committee chairman Chris Darby is also seeking an assurance from AT that it has engaged properly with mana whenua and mataawaka when the strategy comes back to his committee for a final decision. Documents obtained by the Herald under the Official Information Act show the AT board was keen to get final approval from the council before the election, but last night Chetwynd said the most important thing is the council is comfortable with where the strategy lands. Auckland Transport's parking plan involves removing kerbside parking for cycling and bus lanes. Photo / Brett Phibbs AT is on the back foot with Māori following a mana whenua hui and talks with the IMSB. The Official Information Act documents show Māori at the hui expressed serious concerns about the impact of removing car parks for less able-bodied kaumatua and kuia and tougher enforcement creating a cycle of debt for Māori. After two members of the IMSB, Tau Henare and Karen Wilson, voted against endorsing the strategy for public consultation in March, the AT board called for a "leader to leader" meeting to address IMSB concerns about the engagement process. An email from the AT officer overseeing the parking strategy, Andrew McGill, said this is "no fault of ours, but we need to make sure we repair the relationship. Their votes will be critical for the final approval". Chetwynd said mana whenua input is critical for AT to have a Te Ao Māori perspective, saying it is an ongoing learning experience for the council body and Māori. She wanted to understand the depth of Māori concerns and was "absolutely" prepared to make changes to the strategy. "We have to not just learn from Māori, but all sectors of the community," Chetwynd said. Independent Māori Statutory Board chairman David Taipari. Photo / Dean Purcell IMSB chairman David Taipari told the Herald a meeting took place following the board directive with senior AT staff to discuss poor engagement and the need for it to be done better. "Some stuff has been done recently, but it is still not good enough," said Taipari, saying in his view Henare and Wilson are unlikely to change their position when the matter returns to the planning committee. Said Lambert: "We do need more time to progress the strategy and try and get a more balanced approach, looking to listen more and make changes to the strategy over the next few months." - Bernard Orsman, NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Staying in the Super City, where five Auckland suburbs are getting a cash injection to make them 'build ready' for 16 thousand homes. $1.4 billion will be pumped into Mt Roskill, Mangere, Tāmaki, Oranga and Northcote, although experts warn it won't happen fast. Katie Todd reports.

A shake-up is coming to the way Auckland collects and charges for its waste services. At the moment it's different in the Super City depending on where you live: residents in Manukau and Auckland City are charged through their rates, residents elsewhere buy bags or bin tags and pay-as-they-throw. The Council, as part of its waste minimisation plan, wants to standardise its collection services and fees, and has just closed its submissions on the process this week. To discuss the changes, Kathryn is joined by Parul Sood, GM for waste solutions at Auckland Council, and Dr Jeff Seadon, an expert in waste minimisation AUT's School of Future Environments, who fears what's planned will have the opposite effect to what's intended and encourage people to throw more, more often.

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