Articles by Bernard%20Orsman,%20NZ%20Herald
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National
Erica Stanford battles council to save North Harbour Stadium
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:39PMNational MP Erica Stanford has caused a stir in council circles for fronting a campaign to save North Harbour Stadium from...
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Auckland
Aucklanders face 25.8 percent water bill hike as leaders work to soften the blow
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 9:22PMWatercare is telling Aucklanders it may need to increase bills by up to 25.8 per cent from July as senior politicians work...
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Politics
Exclusive poll: Who Aucklanders want to run city
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 8:39PMFormer National Party leader and Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Simon Bridges has topped a poll of possible...
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National
KiwiRail investigates ‘lubrication strategy’ as loud noises keep Remuera residents awake
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:26AMKiwiRail is developing a “lubrication strategy” across the Auckland rail network as it fields complaints from Remuera residents...
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National
'Seamless': Auckland Council allows manager to work remotely on Gold Coast for 6-months
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:02AMAn Auckland Council manager is working remotely from the Gold Coast in Queensland under flexible employment policies. “This...
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National
Prominent figures oppose plan by Wayne Brown for long-term lease to run Port of Auckland
Monday, 25 March 2024, 7:38AMProminent business leaders, politicians, art figures, and architects have signed an open letter opposing Auckland Mayor Wayne...
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Auckland
Wayne Brown calls on Housing Minister to stop 'dopey mandate' on intensification hearings
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 4:12PMAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown has alluded to Sports Minister Chris Bishop’s attendance at an anti-doping symposium in Switzerland...
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National
Senior Auckland Council jobs on the line: Response to Brown's call to cut bureaucracy
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 1:21PMSenior jobs are on the line at Auckland Council in response to calls from Mayor Wayne Brown to reduce layers of bureaucracy...
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Auckland
Auckland Council wants Government to fund full costs of Eastern Busway after losing fuel tax
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 2:28PMAuckland Council has hit back over the loss of the Regional Fuel Tax, telling the Government to pay the full cost of the...
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National
Auckland’s worst choke points revealed: Extra buses put on as March Madness bites
Monday, 4 March 2024, 7:40AMAuckland Transport has revealed which parts of the city’s transport network are set to be the worst choke points as March...
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News
Auckland mayoral race: Paula Bennett confirms she is eyeing mayoralty
Monday, 26 February 2024, 7:13AMFormer Deputy Prime Minister and proud Westie Paula Bennett has confirmed she is considering a tilt at the Auckland mayoralty...
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Politics
Crackdown: $5k fine for wearing gang patch in public under new law
Sunday, 25 February 2024, 10:16AMThe Government will introduce legislation to ban all gang insignia in public places, and create greater powers to stop criminal...
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Auckland
Average Auckland household facing $613 increase to rates and water bills this year
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 1:27PMThe average Auckland household will pay an extra $613 in rates and water bills this year during the cost of living crisis...
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National
AT building 28 pedestrian crossings on a single project
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 7:07AMAuckland Transport (AT) is proceeding with at least 28 raised pedestrian crossings as part of a $29.3 million cycling and...
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Auckland
Residents fume as major Auckland road closure extended
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 11:07AMA busy road linking the suburbs of Westmere and Point Chevalier will remain closed until the end of April, Auckland Transport...
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National
AT spends $600,000 to install pedestrian crossing and then rip it up
Friday, 2 February 2024, 12:44PMAuckland Transport says it cost $600,000 to install and then rip up a raised pedestrian crossing designed to last 40 years. The...
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Politics
NZ has become more divided over Treaty of Waitangi- Seymour
Sunday, 28 January 2024, 1:08PMNew Zealand has become more divided over the Treaty of Waitangi, fuelled by unelected bureaucrats and judges promoting a...
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National
'They make them. We break them': Crossing designed to last 40yrs ripped up after just one
Friday, 26 January 2024, 12:44PMAuckland Transport is ripping up a new raised pedestrian crossing designed to last 40 years that was only installed last...
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Auckland
Wayne Brown says AT has lost the plot over pedestrian crossing costs
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 7:26AMAuckland Transport (AT) has “lost the plot” over the cost of pedestrian crossings when a lick of paint will do, claims Mayor...
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National
Grieving father describes ‘horrific’ pain of losing only daughter in bus station tragedy
Friday, 19 January 2024, 7:09AMThe father of a woman who was struck and killed by a bus in north Auckland just before Christmas says “losing my only daughter...
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National
'Double standard': Former transport minister slates Nats for scrapping Auckland light rail
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 7:01AMFormer transport minister Michael Wood has lashed out at National’s decision to scrap light rail, saying it is incredibly...
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National
Watch: Brawl outside Auckland pub leaves one person with critical injuries
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 9:53AMDramatic video footage has emerged showing the moment a man was knocked unconscious and left in a critical condition outside...
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Auckland
Auckland rail network to close down from Boxing Day and reopen from mid-January
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 12:06PMAuckland’s rail network will be closed from Boxing Day and reopen in stages from January 14. For several years now, the...
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Auckland
Fixing Auckland Parnell sinkhole sets up more repairs to century-old sewer pipe
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 4:14PMWatercare has found a silver lining to the massive sinkhole in Parnell - it is spending a further $60 million to reline another...