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Ports chief urges shareholder patience

<i>Anthony Doesburg:</i> Project points way to accessible information

Co-operative approach by Auckland region's councils makes map-based data easier to use.

Water fit to swim in but not to drink

Treating effluent to make it reusable would not be economic, say experts.

Sea slug study can't find cash

Toxic sea slugs could be living in the waters around New Zealand but money to study them is proving harder to find than the slugs themselves.

$1.88m Beckham match 'wrong event, wrong time'

A sporting disaster involving football superstar David Beckham was the wrong event at the wrong time and for the wrong price, a review has found.

Franklin residents split between district councils

Franklin residents will be split between the new Auckland Supercity, Waikato and Hauraki district councils.

Heritage building saved - for now

The century-old male infirmary ward at Greenlane Hospital has been saved from demolition.

Rail electrification past point of no return

800m promenade suggested for Auckland waterfront

Creating an 800m public promenade along Auckland's Quay St has been suggested as an alternative to "party central" plans for Queens Wharf.

Centre-left coalition to adopt shades of blue

C&R looks to hook voters with rates policy favouring richer households

Steps help native fish avoid the rush hour

Commuter dismay at threat to rail station

Minister gets tip from barber about rail costs

A remark in a barber shop may prove instrumental in costing rail users more money to catch electric trains.

$1b electric rail project gets go-ahead at last

Auckland's long-awaited $1bn rail electrification project is back on track, under Govt funding approval to buy a fleet of new trains.

$500m electric train boost 'historical' for Auckland - ARC

Public transport in Auckland is set to take a huge leap forward, says ARC chairman Mike Lee.

Shake-up favours aquaculture

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: In at the deep end on city's pools