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Unfunded Mandates

2 items · 2 aliases · peaked week of 5 Apr 2026 · first seen 10 May 2026

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown reacts to the new city deal with the government, emphasizing mutual respect, transparency, and opposition to unfunded mandates and the absence of a bed tax levy, while also raising concerns about climate-related disasters and preparedness.

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In the press Methodology →

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  • Um, I think just the fact that we now have to be treated as kind of like as an even-sized partner, and there'll be an end to sort of unexpected bits of legislation which don't work that we haven't been told about, or it'll be an end to unfunded mandates that we haven't been told about. You know, they'll just have to talk to us before they bomb us. That in itself, we only aim for a change in, this wasn't about money, it's about having mutual respect. And I think that no longer will buildings full of Wellington bureaucrats just dream up shit and bombers and drop it on Auckland.
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hdpa-drive Government / N-A

a threat to local autonomy and accountability

Wayne Brown: Auckland Mayor on government deal to bolster city, transport, tourism
10 Apr
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