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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Inside the financial mess facing Auckland and Wellington
Description: Two of our biggest cities are facing tough budget decisions. Both Auckland and Wellington need to save money and raise more funds to pay for everything. It means both cities are facing the prospect of cutting services or large-scale plans – or, for Auckland at least, major rate rises in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. So how did Wellington and Auckland get into such a financial mess? And what needs to change about the way they’re run? Super City reporter Bernard Orsman discussed the massive headache on Auckland mayor Wayne Brown...