Elation, disbelief as woman found alive after 12 days missing

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header]( [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, Money talks, and in just over a fortnight Auckland’s mayor Phil Goff will release his proposal for how ratepayers' money should be spent in the next Budget. It will speak about climate action, which so far has been hesitant inside Auckland Council, and public transport, and commitment to encouraging less polluting ways of moving around. Or maybe it won’t. The politics of the 2022/23 annual budget are interesting. On current smoke signals, it may be the last one proposed by Phil Goff, who has yet to announce his thoughts on seeking a third term (but the current belief is he won’t). So will this budget be bolder, and take leadership in a way that past ones haven’t, with him freed from any political backlash? Might we see a targeted rate to increase and ring-fence spending on climate action? It’s an idea that in 2020 never made it out of the closed discussions where the politicians filter out a lot of ideas, away from public scrutiny. Ideas like [freezing public transport fares]( which has been a pipe dream of Auckland Transport’s but never survived the pencil-sharpening fiscal pressure from the council. Like no other budget, this year's will balance the expectation of genuine, urgent action on climate measures against unprecedented fiscal gloom. Covid-19 continues to squeeze council books. Auckland Transport [fears a $50 million deficit]( at the end of the financial year next June, less if a new round of government public transport support emerges. The council itself may have to allow for a possible [$28 million refund]( of Goff’s beleaguered Accommodation Providers Targeted Rate, after the Court of Appeal [agreed with hoteliers that it was invalid](. The budget proposal will also provide a scene-setter for 2022’s council election, the ultimate battleground for debates about too much or too little. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Todd Niall [padding] Senior Stuff Journalist [padding] [spacer] [padding] [See more Auckland news]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Watch this video now]( [spacer] Woman found injured near home after 12 days missing [spacer] Elation and disbelief has descended on a quiet Auckland street with the shock announcement a [much-loved resident has been found alive,]( but injured]( after nearly [two weeks missing.]( Neighbours say they are overjoyed Cindy Li has been found alive near her home but baffled by the circumstances of her disappearance and discovery. Li, 70, was [reported missing from her home on Tranmere Rd,]( Sandringham, on November 9. [spacer] [Read More]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] More Auckland stories you might have missed [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Article Image]( [spacer] Where's wallaby? Drone sweeps Long Bay Regional Park in search of pest [spacer] [Read more button]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Article Image]( [spacer] 'It's about giving back': Marae and restaurants feed families in lockdown need [spacer] [Read more button]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [gArticle Image]( [spacer] 'Significant shifts' unlikely for Auckland before traffic light move next week [spacer] [Read more button]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [gArticle Image]( [spacer] Homicide investigation launched after injured man dropped at medical centre [spacer] [Read more button]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/auckland]( [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Your Auckland newsletter from Stuff. [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get Your Auckland in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]