Richard Hills
Land buyout will bring Auckland 2023 flood costs to over $1 billion
Auckland Council expects to have bought 1200 properties at high risk of flooding by the end of the year, and it's mapped out a plan for managing the flood damaged land. North Shore Ward Councillor and… Audio
Auckland Councillor explains proposal for Takapuna golf course wetland
Turning the Takapuna Golf course into a wetland is the answer to flooding in the Wairau valley according to the council - Cr Richard Hills explains the proposed change. Audio
Takapuna Golf Course thinks council plans are below par
On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment. Audio
Concerts at Eden Park set to double
Auckland's Eden Park stadium will finally be able to host twelve major concerts each year after their resource consent was approved. Audio
Fast-track housing in flood risk areas
Several housing projects to be considered under the proposed fast-track law are on potential flood-prone land, despite warnings about any construction there. Audio
Auckland mayor calls for cheaper Waitemata Harbour Bridge
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wants the Government to build a bridge over the Waitemata Harbour instead of a tunnel. North Shore Councillor Richard Hills doesn't agree with the plan. He spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Decision time on Auckland's shorelines
Auckland Council is developing Shoreline Adaption Plans covering 3,200 kilometres of coastline, as our shores are battered by wilder weather. Audio
Councils voice concern for proposed raised speed limits
The Government said scrapping blanket reductions on local streets including around schools - on arterial roads and state highways will boost productivity and economic growth. However, Marlborough and… Audio
Tributes pour in for Fa'anānā Efeso Collins
Green MP and Pasifika Communitiy advocate Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has died after collapsing during a charity run in Tāmaki Makauru Auckland.
Collins was taking part in the ChildFund Water Fun event… Audio
Scrapping fuel tax will kill transport projects: Auckland Councillor
An Auckland Councillor says scrapping the regional fuel tax will kill off billions-of-dollars' worth of transport projects.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has confirmed the government will end the… Audio
Auckland buses to get 'bus boosters'
More bus routes, and the passengers who use them, in Auckland are set to benefit from a so-called 'bus booster', or 'green wave'.
That's when traffic lights switch to green to help delayed buses make… Audio
Location of housing still an issue after Auckland Anniversary weekend floods
One year on from the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods, the location of new housing in Tāmaki Makaurau remains a difficult issue.
More than 1400 housing consents have been granted in flood plains… Audio
Auckland councillor on stoush between land owner and council
Returning to our earlier story about the coastal walkway on Auckland's North Shore that's been closed due to a stoush between a land owner and the council. For years, the owner of the Firth family… Video, Audio
Auckland Councillor 'frustrated' over suspension of ferries
An Auckland Councillor is frustrated with the suspension of several ferry services.
From October, Fullers360 will no longer operate the Birkenhead, Northcote Point and Bayswater routes.
Auckland… Audio
Auckland Councillor on review into flood management
Weak systems, poor communications and lack of leadership are just some of the wide-ranging criticisms of the Auckland Council's response to the devastating Anniversary weekend floods, back in late… Audio
Multiple cancellations, delays for Auckland ferries
Auckland's weekend ferry services are virtually sunk, with multiple cancellations and timetable disruptions.
Operators Fullers360 says due to crew shortages all Half Moon Bay and inner harbour loop… Video, Audio
Auckland councillor update on Cyclone Gabrielle
Two houses have collapsed in Muriwai as Cyclone Gabrielle hits Auckland.
Piha on the city's west coast was cut off last night by slips and flooding.
Meanwhile, residents living near the historic… Audio
Part of Northern Motorway closed due to flooding
Part of Auckland's northern motorway had to be shut completely after flooding on Wednesday morning.
Water swelled across the road near Northcote and it was shut between Esmonde Rd and Northcote Rd.
…Auckland floods: Did city officials respond fast enough?
Communities across the supercity have been devastated by the rain event - but were all responded to equally? Kathryn speaks with Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina who believes some emergency… Audio
Councillor says there could have been more communication when flooding hit
Auckland Council North Shore ward councillor Richard Hills says there could have been more communication as flooding hit the city.
Hills told Morning Report he did not want to single anyone out, but… Audio
