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Name: Mayor of Auckland

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Mili Pictures upping Chinese co-productions

The Chairman of Mili Pictures, Jack Zhang, has established strategic alliances with New Zealand’s largest regional film office, Film Auckland, and the Wuhan government - home to the third largest animation base in China and a hub of high tech innovat ... [Published Voxy.co.nz - May 20 2013]

Entities: Wuhan, Auckland, Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Parts of Auckland Unitary Plan to be reconsidered

Aspects of Auckland's controversial Unitary Plan are to be revisited, Mayor Len Brown announced today.Brown has used a ceremony in Greenbay, where he turned the soil for a new housing project, to announce that four areas of the Unitary Plan will be r ... [Published ONE News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Auckland, Len Brown, Steve Martin, Mayor of Auckland, Zoning

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Ports of Auckland Ltd

Mayor right to support Convention Centre - Brewer

Auckland Mayor Len Browns support of the proposed $402m New Zealand International Convention Centre announced by the Government and SkyCity this morning will rile a lot of his own supporters. However Mr Browns taking the right position given the significant ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 12 2013]

Entities: Cameron Brewer, Auckland, Mayor of Auckland, Ports of Auckland Ltd, Labour Party (NZ)

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Pools, dogs, baches, train tickets in council budget

The Mayor of Auckland has revealed his proposed annual budget.Len Brown has planned a rates increase of 2.9 per cent, which he says will have little impact on service delivery.The big ticket items include over $8 million capital funding for integrated ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 09 2013]

Entities: Auckland, Sandra Coney, Len Brown

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Auckland rates increase down

The Mayor of Auckland is promising the coming year's rates increase won't mean services and infrastructure will luck out.An average 2.9 per cent increase is being proposed for 2013-2014.That's down from a 3.6 per cent rate increase last year, and a 3.9 ... [Published Newstalk ZB - May 07 2013]

Entities: Auckland, David Thornton, Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, Rate Hike

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

John Key

Mayoralty would mean stepping down, says Key

The Prime Minister says Maurice Williamson would have to step down as a minister if he seeks the Auckland Mayoralty.Mr Williamson's been lobbied to contest the mayoral race but is still to decide if he'll give it a crackJohn Key says Mr Williamson says ... [Published Newstalk ZB - May 06 2013]

Entities: Maurice Williamson, John Key, Mayor of Auckland

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Youth want a say on the Unitary Plan (Newstalk ZB)

Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, is trumpeting youth involvement in the Unitary Plan process, but youth themselves are reading the situation very differently.Mayor Brown says he is delighted with the level and quality of input young Aucklanders are providing ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 02 2013]

Entities: Len Brown, Mayor of Auckland

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 5 reports

Williamson would be a 'giant step backward' for Auckland (Newstalk ZB)

A giant step backwards for Auckland.That is how one political opponent is viewing the idea of Maurice Williamson becoming Mayor of Auckland.The National MP for Pakuranga is considering standing against Len Brown in the wake of his newfound fame as a gay ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Maurice Williamson, Auckland, Len Brown, Mayor of Auckland, Cameron Brewer

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Maurice Williamson considers Auckland mayoral bid

Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson has confirmed he is considering running for Mayor of Auckland.Williamson, who is MP for Pakuranga, would be running against encumbent Len Brown.Williamson recently appeared on the Ellen show in the ... [Published ONE News - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Maurice Williamson, Auckland, Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, Marriage Equality USA

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Len Brown’s Property Cronyism

“It is truly disturbing to see the Mayor of Auckland City using Council resources to advocate for individual businesses while in the process using tokenism to make it appear the Council is serious about affordable housing,” says Affordable Auckland Waitemata ... [Published Scoop - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Len Brown, Auckland, Cronyism, Property, Mayor of Auckland

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Len defends massive new apartment project

The Mayor of Auckland is dismissing any criticism of one of the city's new affordable housing developments.The Council has just granted resource consent for a ten level apartment tower in the western suburb of New Lynn.It will go on top of the brand new ... [Published Newstalk ZB - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, Dismissal

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Writers Festival: What to look out for

Free eventsThere are more free events than ever at this year's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival. Director Anne O'Brien says the increase will add variety to the programme and, she hopes, encourage audiences to become part of the "festival community" ... [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Auckland, Ian Wedde, Albert Wendt, C. K. Stead

Quotes

Pete Rive, the Chairman of Film Auckland, has been appointed as president of Mili Pictures Worldwide. "This is a very exciting opportunity for us at Mili. I have led four film delegations to China and been there many more times looking for the right partners who share our global vision to reach an international audience with exciting product that embodies the Chinese culture and talks to universal themes we all love in the movies."

Mili Pictures upping Chinese co-productions [Published Voxy.co.nz - May 20 2013]

"Long Bay is one of our region's largest developments and is set to become a thriving community" he said

Parts of Auckland Unitary Plan to be reconsidered [Published ONE News - May 15 2013]

"I call on Opposition parties to get in behind the Mayor of Auckland and a clear majority of councillors who support the convention centre, and not just play party politics to advance themselves in Wellington" says Cameron Brewer

Mayor right to support Convention Centre - Brewer [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 12 2013]

"Given the nature, the complicated nature of rates people know that that's the average. So some people will be slightly higher than 2.9 and some people will be slightly lower, but that's the average rate increase."

Auckland rates increase down [Published Newstalk ZB - May 07 2013]