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Most will be familiar with this scene: a meeting that goes round and round on a topic – one that may not be important to the priorities of the company. People leave the meeting frustrated and unheard. And the whole experience is repeated the next time everyone meets.

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How to Run an Actually Successful Hui

Aotea is a tapestry of vibrant threads from fiercely independent locals and mana whenua to tourists, communes, environmentalists to bach owners and everything in-between, each adding a unique hue to our community fabric. Authored by Katharina Naswall and Sanna Malinen,…

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown speaks about his proposals for the city's budget. Photo / RNZ / Marika Khabazi

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‘Dissolve Themselves in Acid’ – Brown Slams Govt Over Axed Fuel Tax

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has delivered a scathing critique of the government’s decision to abolish the regional fuel tax, suggesting those responsible should perhaps ‘Dissolve Themselves in Acid’, if they wanted to help the roading situation for Aucklanders. Brown, was…

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Leadership Vacuum Amidst Transport Cost Crisis

Since 1960 SeaLink New Zealand (previously known as Subritzky Shipping Services) has served the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Some are wondering if that’s what they do these days. Photo/ Ted McGrath EDITORIAL: Across the globe, from the Scottish Isles…

NZ Slides in Global Corruption Index

By Matevz (Matt) Raskovic, Auckland University of Technology In 2010, then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton famously described New Zealand as a country that “punches way above its weight”. She was referring to our role in international relations, global…

For many residents and visitors to Aotea Great Barrier Island, the scattered remnants of old Landrovers are a nostalgic nod to a bygone era.

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Clearing Aotea’s Rusting Relics: Protecting Our Island’s Natural Splendor

For many residents and visitors to Aotea Great Barrier Island, the scattered remnants of old Landrovers are a nostalgic nod to a bygone era.

Looking out towards the rock at Pah Beach on Aotea, Great Barrier Island.

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Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board Considering Tourism Levy

The Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board is considering implementing a visitor levy to offset the impacts of increased tourism on the island, but insists community views will be taken into account. The proposal is part of the draft Local…

The field at the local sports club is privately owned and depend on the Local Board to assist with funding. Photo / GreatBarrier.co.nz

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‘Definite concern’ council cuts could cost Aotea jobs – Board Chair

There’s ’definite concerns’ about what cutbacks at debt-laden Auckland Council could do to Aotea’s economy and community services, at the local board, chair Izzy Fordham says. Three quarters of a billion dollars has been added to the $11.4 billion council…