Wardens return thanks to board’s budget boost

Two new Rodney wardens will wear the same uniform as their city centre counterparts and deal with issues such as freedom camping and dog control. Rodney is getting compliance wardens back on the local beat, two years after contracts for a one-year trial programme were cancelled due to budget cuts. The two new full time places are being funded thanks to an increase in Rodney Local Board’s budget for the coming financial year under Auckland Council’s fairer funding initiative. This seeks to address historic underfunding in Rodney, resulting in the local board getting an extra $8 million operatin...