Failed city
Auckland’s twin disasters of transport and housing are by and large local issues, yet voters don’t behave as though they are. For general elections, nearly 80 per cent of us bother to vote. Even in the most politically disconnected parts of South Auckland, the turnout is around two-thirds. But when it comes to voting for Auckland Council, the turnout is a pathetic one-third.
The quality of candidates is usually blamed, and by god it was dire in 2019.
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