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New Waterview link poses minimal health risk expert
Dominion and Manukau Rds cited as places where emissions of more concern.

Art deco cottages demolished
The art deco St Heliers cottages at the centre of a five-year battle between developers and heritage campaigners have been demolished.

Protestors lose bid to save art deco cottages
An appeal to stop the demolition of historic St Heliers cottages has been denied by the Environment Court.

Art deco houses granted reprieve
Protesters are steeling themselves for a legal battle with developers after being granted a stay of demolition on three historic St Heliers cottages.

Art deco houses set for demolition
Three houses which heritage advocates are trying to save will be demolished within days. About 15 protesters remain on the street.

Turua St protesters vow to lie in front of bulldozers
Protesters have vowed to lie in front of the bulldozers to save historic cottages set for demolition today.

Our favourite beaches: Whangamata
In the 1950s, high-profile American surfers and their camera crews broadened their search for the perfect wave beyond their home beaches.

Developer seeking court backing to fell tree
A developer is asking the courts to call off the Tree Council's crusade against him felling an 80-year-old Avondale pohutukawa.