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Bruce Sheppard - life beyond the fringe
Blunt language and silly stunts get the attention, but are Bruce Sheppard and the Shareholders Association getting results?

Heads back trial of new tests
Hundreds of Auckland primary school principals want the introduction of national standards to be delayed so they can be tested.

Williams angry at censorship of paper on Hide's travel
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is angry parts of Mr Hide's Cabinet paper on his controversial taxpayer funded trip were censored.

NZX urged to get more women in top jobs
The NZX is being urged to make public companies set targets for putting more women in top positions.

Showdown at city's museum
Auckland Museum director Vanda Vitali, and the museum trust board are embroiled in a performance dispute.

Falls major cause of hospital injuries
Hospital falls caused more than a quarter of the major "adverse events" listed by DHBs in their latest report on potentially preventable healthcare harm.

Tony Gibbs : kiwifruit crusader
Richard Procter, chief executive of Kiwifruit NZ, the regulator charged with ensuring that kiwifruit marketer Zespri plays by the rules, has no regrets.

Ratings point to DHBs' deficiencies
Hospital emergency departments in much of Auckland are performing below par on newly issued national rankings of DHBs.