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An Auckland councillor is calling on the Government to keep the Tino Rangatiratanga flag flying from the Harbour Bridge permanently.

The red, white and black flag - commonly known as the Māori flag - has flown alongside the New Zealand Ensign each Waitangi Day since 2009.

North Shore councillor Chris Darby said only having it on certain days felt tokenistic.

"We're maturing, and I think we've just got to catch up now... surely we're ready to fly two flags alongside each other in partnership."

He added it was hard to justify flying only one flag when so much bilingual public messaging was already in place on Auckland's public transport and other services.

Darby said his proposal already had the blessing of Ngāti Whātua, and the support of MPs Chlöe Swarbrick and Shanan Halbert, and Auckland City councillors Richard Hills and Pippa Coom.

Meanwhile, a review is underway into how Air New Zealand ended up repairing Royal Saudi Navy vessels linked to the Yemen humanitarian crisis.

It's been revealed Air New Zealand's Gas Turbine's unit was contracted through a third party to do the repairs on two engines and a power turbine module.

Chief executive Greg Foran told Mike Hosking it was a poor judgement call.

Police say there'll likely be more arrests -- after illegal motorcyclists were seen hooning on Auckland streets.

One person's been charged after people were seen on dirt bikes doing burnouts, wheelies and blocking traffic over the weekend.

with text by RNZ