The reductions are less than forecast in mid-2020, when the council expected up to 500 full-time equivalent staff (FTE) might go, a calculation that bundles up part-time roles into an FTE count. Using the FTE calculation, 410 roles have gone versus the 500 forecast in the largely-achieved $120 million cost-cutting programme. The council had 7088 employees on April 1, 2021, compared with 7731 a year earlier. The council said some of the fall in numbers was due to the struggle to replace some departed staff, such as planning and regulatory services, and IT, while some vacancies in Community Services were frozen.
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Strong house building has kept demand for council regulatory services higher than thought when Covid-19 struck
Press Release – Auckland Transport
Today Auckland’s red buses are going electric.
As part of Auckland’s Low Emission Bus Roadmap, Auckland Transport (AT) and operator NZ Bus today unveiled the new electric fleet for the CityLINK bus service.
Mayor Phil Goff, who attended the launch of the new buses, says the 12 new electric buses will help reduce carbon emissions, and help Auckland work towards meeting its climate change goals. The electric fleet will also be quieter than the previous diesel vehicles.
“Electrifying Auckland’s CityLINK buses helps improve air quality by reducing pollution from black carbon and nitrogen oxide emitted by diesel vehicles,” he says.
Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:48 am
Today Auckland’s red buses are going
electric.
As part of Auckland’s
Low Emission Bus Roadmap, Auckland Transport (AT) and
operator NZ Bus today unveiled the new electric fleet for
the CityLINK bus service.
Mayor Phil Goff, who
attended the launch of the new buses, says the 12 new
electric buses will help reduce carbon emissions, and help
Auckland work towards meeting its climate change goals. The
electric fleet will also be quieter than the previous diesel
vehicles.
“Electrifying Auckland’s CityLINK buses
helps improve air quality by reducing pollution from black
carbon and nitrogen oxide emitted by diesel vehicles,” he
Press Release – Auckland Transport Today Aucklands red buses are going electric. img src ”https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2104/d3b308b9cb96c426ac11.jpeg” width ”720″ height ”480″ As part of Aucklands Low Emission Bus Roadmap, Auckland Transport (AT) and operator NZ Bus today unveiled …
Today Auckland’s red buses are going electric.
As part of Auckland’s Low Emission Bus Roadmap, Auckland Transport (AT) and operator NZ Bus today unveiled the new electric fleet for the CityLINK bus service.
Mayor Phil Goff, who attended the launch of the new buses, says the 12 new electric buses will help reduce carbon emissions, and help Auckland work towards meeting its climate change goals. The electric fleet will also be quieter than the previous diesel vehicles.
Waitematā ward councillor Pippa Coom said noise control was just one area where pressure was showing. “There’s been a massive increase in noise complaints from 1000 to 1400, yet that team has experienced cuts and restructuring, which has put them under pressure,” she told the finance and performance committee on Thursday. “What do the savings mean for public-facing staff who face a surging upturn in issues?” North Shore councillor Richard Hills said the hunt for further savings might also be risky.
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Auckland Council’s Albert Street headquarters “I worry we are losing people because they fear they could be up for redundancy,” he said.