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Wayne Brown: Auckland Mayor says survey results show the public understands the council's predicament

Published: April 25, 2023, 7:33 p.m.

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A majority of Aucklanders appear to be on board with at least sell-offs and cutbacks at Auckland Council.

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Newstalk ZB can reveal more than half of submitters and survey participants believe there needs to be some spending cuts, but most support only some of the possible cutbacks.

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A majority also support selling off council shares in Auckland Airport, but opinion is divided on whether that should be all or just some of the shares.

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Mayor Wayne Brown told Mike Hosking the results show the public understands the council\'s predicament.

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\\u201cIt is encouraging that people seem to understand that I\\u2019ve inherited a bit of a mess and that the mixture of things that we\\u2019ve offered does show a way out with giving a little bit of a haircut here and there.\\u201d

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