Swney's $3m ticket
Tax cheat Alex Swney arranged for the council-funded Heart of the City to pay him nearly $300k annually - despite his role as CEO of the business lobby group being only…
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Inquiry into council part in $1b centre
Auditor-General Lyn Provost has begun an inquiry into Auckland Council's involvement in a new town centre at Westgate, which is costing ratepayers about $200m.
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Key pressed over handling of Sabin affair
The PM is facing increasing questions about his handling of the Mike Sabin affair after the Northland MP's resignation a month after reports he was being investigated…
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Cheap fares as airlines try to fill seats
Air fares as low as $1,365 return to Europe are on sale as airlines try to top up planes for the coming year.
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Desperate renters queue for houses
Auckland's booming property market is running out of student accommodation. At one inner-city property this week, up to 150 desperate renters queued up at an open home…
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Little General boosts Warriors' plan
Warriors legend Stacey Jones is one of the key figures behind the club's shot at the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines title this weekend.
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Inquiries into botched home operations
Two investigations are under way after botched home circumcisions resulted in 10 boys being taken to hospital - one of whom required surgical treatment.
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Lack of cicadas cause for concern?
Gardeners will be happy but most who enjoy the seasonal sounds of the cicada's courtship call will have noticed a definite absence of the unmistakable "song".
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Great whites set up in Kaipara
Eleven great white sharks have been spotted at a single site in the Kaipara Harbour - the largest concentration of the species yet seen in the upper North Island.
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Indian PM's wife waits for him to call
Promised to each other as children, India's PM left his wife shortly after their arranged marriage and kept it a secret for decades. But she still waits to be by his…
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Fuel prices likely at their lowest: AA
The falling petrol price has been a boon for the great Kiwi summer road trip but more big price drops look unlikely in the short term, says the AA.
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The downfall of Alex Swney
When name suppression on Alex Swney was lifted in October, revealing he was being prosecuted on 39 counts of tax evasion, Swney was flanked by his wife Angeline and…
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