The Auckland Anniversary Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle caused damage across the region. “Almost one year on, the impact for our communities continues. As a city, we will still be recovering from this in years to come,” says Mayor Wayne Brown. Auckland .
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"We learned a lot from these catastrophic events. There is still work to be done, but I am confident that we can reduce Auckland's exposure to risk when, and not if, something like this happens again," the city's mayor says.
Auckland Council is meeting today to go over the first proposal for its 10-year budget, which features a slew of rates rises and some controversial changes for the city.