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Homes of the year: Artistic decor plus
Originally published on June 16, this Westmere home combines quirky architecture with artistic decor to create the creative's dream house.
Mall fever takes over at Boxing Day sales
Shoppers took to the Boxing Day sales with gritted teeth yesterday, battling full carparks, queues and crowds to snap up bargains.
Michael Barnett: Remove roadblocks to progress
Removing roadblocks to allow for decisive action on Auckland's critically important economic growth agenda is emerging as the top issue in early 2013.
Brian Rudman: City rail semantics a trifle loopy
If you score the empty end of the Christmas cracker tomorrow, here's a substitute riddle to liven up the festivities.
Artisans: A little taste of Paris in Auckland
With Christmas and its array of desserts just a few days away, we thought it would be nice to feature something which wasn't a Christmas tart, cake or pudding. There are better ways to end the big Christmas dinner.
Brian Rudman: Betting on casino hard to fathom
Brian Rudman asks: "If a national convention centre is the vital piece of missing infrastructure to guarantee our future prosperity, why are they shackling it to the whims of a gambling empire?"
Editorial: If mayor can sell rail study, Govt should stand aside
Editorial: The reactions of Len Brown and Gerry Brownlee when the City Centre Future Access Study was released made it seem barely conceivable they had read the same report.
Stabbing in central Auckland
A fight outside a central Auckland club this morning has left one man in hospital with stab wounds.
Do we need the Auckland rail loop?
Gerry Brownlee and Len Brown have clashed over a report recommending plans for Auckland's proposed rail link. Do we need it? Vote here.
Oh joy, music lovers in for $12m lift
What every liveable city needs is a world-class concert hall, writes Brian Rudman, and the scaffolding has just gone up in the ASB Theatre at the Aotea Centre so the acoustic experts can create just that.
Transpower to investigate 'missing' workmen
A debrief will be held after five workmen went missing in an underground tunnel in Auckland last night.
Call for caution after abduction
A 9-year-old girl was led 50m away from her school by an abductor - one of at least two incidents that have alarmed schools and police.
Motorists face slow future
Not even a $2.86 billion rail tunnel will stop morning traffic in downtown Auckland from grinding down to half its current speed within a decade, a study says.
Victoria Park tunnel clear after crash
An Auckland motorway tunnel has reopened after a truck crash forced its closure earlier this afternoon.
Truck rolls on Auckland motorway
Two people were sent to hospital and Auckland's Northern Motorway was completely blocked after a truck crashed and rolled at the entrance of the Victoria Park tunnel.
It's party time, be festive
If the weather gurus are right and summer is a sunny one, it will be extra tempting to jump in the car and take the family to one of the many fantastic festivals on around the North Island.
Brian Rudman: Don't let them banish the birds
A few weeks ago, an injured kaka was rescued from a Queen St gutter and is now in a new home at the Auckland Zoo.
Abduction alleged at Christmas party
Auckland police were last night investigating the kidnapping and abduction of a woman at the ever-popular Christmas in the Park.
First home buyers find island dream
Waiheke Island could be the last place in Auckland where first home buyers can still afford the quarter acre dream.
Woman impaled on fence
A woman suffered moderate injuries after she was impaled on a spiked fence at a central Auckland church this morning.
Fonterra hunts for new HQ
The world's largest global milk processor and dairy exporter wants to move into New Zealand's best new building in four years.