A mountain to climb - that's how one Auckland councillor describes the tough road ahead for those in charge of the Super City.
The council needs to find about one-and-a-half billion dollars to cover the cost of cyclone damage and the City Rail Link budget blow-out.
This comes on top of a forecast budget deficit of $295 million in the coming year.
Jonty Dine reports.
* The audio for this story has been updated to correct Manurewa-Papakura councillor Angela Dalton's title.
