Amelia Wade

Life's so damn busy. After a week of getting through work, the Sisyphean task of feeding yourself multiple times a day, drinking enough water and going to sleep, it's the weekend.

The historic city deal between Auckland Council and the Government is teetering on the verge of collapse as councillors speak out about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's sudden move to dump his promise to explore a bed tax.

Auckland has no shortage of people arriving - they fly through its airport, enrol in its universities, invest in its companies and start businesses.

Auckland's mayor and its minister have faced off for the first time since the Government introduced a rates cap law and National pulled the rug out from under its promise to explore a bed tax

Comments Its economy has shrunk, unemployment is rising and more Aucklanders are relying on benefits.

Ahead of the election, which will likely be decided in Auckland, The Post's Auckland Editor Amelia Wade has been digging into the numbers to see how it is performing.

Ahead of the election, which will likely be decided in Auckland, The Post 's Auckland Editor Amelia Wade has been digging into the numbers to see how it is performing.

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Ahead of the election, which will likely be decided in Auckland, The Post 's Auckland Editor, Amelia Wade, has been digging into the numbers to see how it is performing.

Ahead of the election, which will likely be decided in Auckland, The Post 's Auckland Editor Amelia Wade has been digging into the numbers to see how it is performing. Today: The fix.