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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Simeon Brown: Minister for Auckland on the State of the City Report
Description: The Minister for Auckland's keeping positive despite a mixed annual State of the City report. The third annual report shows the city rates strongly in sustainability, resilience, and culture, but is falling when it comes to prosperity, skills, and innovation development.  Minister Simeon Brown told Heather du Plessis-Allan Auckland's at a good turning point.  He says it will be a great year with the City Rail Link opening and the international convention centre bringing opportunities.  Brown says they're also addressing inherited challenges, with crime coming down.  He's also assuring that...