The draft budget for Aotearoa’s super city is already whipping up worries. 

The proposal suggests selling the council’s shares in Auckland International Airport, cuts to multiple services, less public events, and a boost in disaster-response spending.  

Even with all that, rates would rise by a net average of 5.66 per cent. 

So is this the best course of action for Auckland’s council to take? Are these the type of cuts that have the most impact on those already struggling? And is this a budget that is planning for a brighter future for Tāmaki Makaurau? 

Today, NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson is on The Front Page to discuss decisions that will shape our largest city for years to come. 

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 Venuto
Producers: Shaun D Wilson and Paddy Fox

The draft budget for Aotearoa’s super city is already whipping up worries. 
The proposal suggests selling the council’s shares in Auckland International Airport, cuts to multiple services, less public events, and a boost in disaster-response spending.  
Even with all that, rates would rise by a net average of 5.66 per cent. 
So is this the best course of action for Auckland’s council to take? Are these the type of cuts that have the most impact on those already struggling? And is this a budget that is planning for a brighter future for Tāmaki Makaurau?    Today, NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson is on The Front Page to discuss decisions that will shape our largest city for years to come. 
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 Venuto Producers: Shaun D Wilson and Paddy Fox

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. 

Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture.&nbsp;
Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

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The Front Page

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.