Auckland Mayor questions experts behind fast-tracked 1200-home project

Senior Correspondent ·NZ Herald·20 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to read‌Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, Watercare's Jamie Sinclair and Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson were among those at the opening of the Central Interceptor. Photo / Corey Fleming Two major announcements on Monday laid bare Auckland’s biggest growth challenge – where the city should expand and who should pay for it. As Watercare celebrated the opening of its $1.6 billion Central Interceptor, and Auckland Council made further decisions on Plan Change 120, criticism continued to mount over the