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Auckland's $350m talk of the town
The Government is negotiating with SkyCity to build the country's largest convention centre in Auckland in exchange for changes to gambling regulations.
Hapu: Rail loop safe from taniwha
Representatives of Auckland's Ngati Whatua hapu say mention of a taniwha under the CBD should...
Look out, taniwha on the Auckland rail track
Plans for an Auckland city rail link tunnel could be spiked by a taniwha - a spiritual creature...
More supercities on way
The country's cities could take control of small-town New Zealand, as ministers investigate the biggest nationwide council shake-up in nearly 25 years.
Sleep in saves life - off to buy Lotto
Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.
Smell of gas before explosion
A woman was killed and six men left with injuries similar to those sustained by "landmine" victims while inspecting work on a water pipe in Auckland's Onehunga yesterday.
John Roughan: Let's all keep Sunday quiet
Noise can be an act of vandalism as thoughtless and boorish as any.
Gary Taylor: Stakeholders want a future for their shared waterway
The Hauraki Gulf needs a proper plan.