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Michael Laws: I won't be at your meetings
Controversial Councillor Michael Laws is refusing to attend Wanganui District Council committee meetings because he objects to their timing.
Council to pick up $2.9m tab for extra RWC games
Auckland Council has agreed to pick up the $2.9 million tab it will cost to host three additional Rugby World Cup games.
Concern around local involvement as CERA announced
A new department will focus on Christchurch's recovery from its devastating earthquake but concerns are already being raised that locals will not have enough of a say as Wellington bureaucrats make calls on how to go ahead.
Secrecy over extra RWC costs angers councillor
Finance officers accused of withholding information to stifle public debate.
'Archaic' gift duty on its way out
An age-old cat-and-mouse game between trusts and the Inland Revenue Department looks set to end with the abolition of gift duty on October 1.
Push for more innovative Auckland
Document sets ambitious goal to lift region's GDP by more than 5pc a year.
Alasdair Thompson: Plan how to pay for your own future, Auckland
Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association, says the Super City needs to put its capital to work where it's most needed.
Feuding and politics plague port
Departure of past directors points to trouble in the boardroom.
Investing in Auckland still a priority - PM
The massive bill for rebuilding Christchurch will not put the Government off spending more money on Auckland, Prime Minister John Key says.