Council duo attack rail link spend
Spending on rail in Auckland has been compared to a "black hole of Calcutta" as right-leaning councillors take an increasingly…
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Tanker split causes large oil spill
A truck fuel tank has split and spilled about 350 litres of diesel across the North Western motorway in Auckland. Police…
Auckland: Story worth telling
John Roughan concludes this account of Auckland with the hope that it has uncovered a heritage to treasure.
Auckland: Safe as houses
Despite a poor past record of demolition and destruction, things are looking up for Auckland’s historic buildings, writes…
Auckland: Tale of a SuperCity
Auckland: Winging their way back
Birds are returning to the Auckland mainland thanks to the efforts of dedicated conservation groups…
Auckland: The windfall
The Auckland Regional Services Trust turned a debt into a pot of gold which helped to fund developments such as the Viaduct…
Otara - the first Polynesian suburb
Pacific immigrants started moving to tree-less, amenity-less Otara in the 1960s, attracted by the area's cheaper housing…
Auckland: Pacific power
In the largest Polynesian city in the world, a growing Pacific population looks set to become a significant force, writes…
The fall and rise of Ngati Whatua
The rise of Ngati Whatua, the demise of Ngati Whatua and then the rise again is a story laced with irony…
Sabotage in the heart of Auckland
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior showed we were not immune to international intrigue.
Auckland: On the fringe
Indian-born Aucklander Sapna Samant describes the migrant experience.
Auckland: A new wave
Changes to immigration legislation and an increase in students from overseas has seen ethnic diversity flourish, writes…
Auckland: Developing taste
It is the fate of every generation to believe they invented the present and that the past had nothing to do with it. Thus…
Auckland: Our man of the sea
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Bayswater boy Peter Blake took his love of sailing to international heights and brought the sailing…
National
Kiwirail workers drug tested after close call
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KiwiRail has started random drug and alcohol testing for employees after a worker who failed to check…
Auckland Region
Switched On Gardener pair appealing sentences
The men who ran the Switched on Gardener hydroponic supply shops must remain behind bars ahead of an appeal against their…
Brian Rudman on Auckland
Brian Rudman: Law protecting Government, not disabled
Brian Rudman asks, "What would the great Liberal and Labour social pioneers think of the cripple-bashing that occurred last…
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Coins key to rewriting the history of Australia
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Copper coins and a 70-year-old map with an "x" may lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia's…
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