11 Sep 2023

Around the motu : Todd Niall in Auckland

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 11 September 2023
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 21: Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown and Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Grant Robertson are seen during a traditional welcome ceremony ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Final Tournament Draw at Karanga Plaza on October 21, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Photo: Getty Images / Robert Cianflone

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is back in the office today after his longest break since being elected, joining a trade delegation to India.

Todd Niall tells Susie what Mayor Brown missed while he was away, including a fairly sobering assessment of the city's progress to emission targets, and staggering numbers out on abandoned road cones.

Todd Niall is Stuff's Senior Auckland Affairs Journalist.