PremiumLane NicholsReporter & Deputy Head of News·NZ Herald·16 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌Howick ward councillor Bo Burns has taken aim at some of her council colleagues in a stinging online rebuke. Howick ward councillor Bo Burns has taken aim at some of her council colleagues in a stinging online rebuke. An Auckland councillor has launched a stinging rebuke of some of her elected colleagues, unleashing over what she describes as a toxic culture involving bullying, intimidation, hostility and fear.

Howick ward councillor Bo Burns said she has “packed up and walked out” of meetings twice in