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Mayor proposes Auckland become independent after concluding Wellington is incompetent

Mayor Wayne Brown says transferring Auckland’s motorways, railways and decision-making from Wellington is the obvious first step towards a more efficient arrangement in which the rest of New Zealand remains available primarily for funding and weekends away…


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