Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2022 local body electionsThe Spinoff Daily, Monday October 10
Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily in partnership with Ārepa. Today on The Spinoff, Toby Manhire presents a 10-step plan to reverse the “absolute shambles” of local elections voter turnout, Bernard Hickey explains how the weekend’s results are a big “no thank you” from older home owners to future generations and some people who were at Eden Park on Saturday review the Rita Ora half time performance they weren’t allowed to show on telly. But first, Hayden Donnell wraps up all the winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2022 local body elections.
“Following his election victory, Wayne Brown’s first instinct was to rail against Three Waters, housing density, and perhaps most worryingly of all, road cones. Brown was elected on a promise to “fix Auckland”. The main reason the city needs fixing is because for decades, there wasn’t enough road cones. It didn’t invest in pipes. Now most of its beaches are flooded with sewage in even a light downpour. It failed to provide a functioning public transport network. Now it has to dig a multi-billion dollar tunnel through the city centre. It made it difficult to build dense housing. Now its housing crisis is one of the worst in the world. Auckland’s road cones are the best thing it’s got going for it right now. They’re a bright orange sign of progress in motion. A mayor that wants to get rid of them isn’t fixing Auckland; he’s guaranteeing it remains broken.”
Live Updates: Leads switch in Auckland Council races A 10-step plan to reverse the ‘absolute shambles’ of collapsing local turnout Bernard Hickey: The great boomer backlash of 2022 Everything you missed from Rita Ora’s Rugby World Cup half time performance
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