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NZ: Land of unhealthy homes

Three out of four New Zealand homes are failing to meet new energy-efficiency standards.

<i>Matt McCarten:</i> Awards for masterstrokes and meltdowns

Matt McCarten gives the Slow-Learner Certificate to Pansy Wong and the Giant-Killer Prize to Pete Hodgson, among other awards.

Ups and downs for Browns

Netball: Star put through the hoops

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: We voted for a political earthquake. So where's the shakeup?

This time last year, Auckland City mayor John Banks was rubbishing a poll showing Manukau mayor Len Brown 11 points ahead in the race for the Super City mayoralty as "shonky".

Setback in residents' bid to block McDonald's

Balmoral residents have suffered a further blow in their 3 1/2-year battle to stop a McDonald's restaurant being built on the western edge of the shopping centre, fronting Balmoral Rd and Wiremu St.

$1m budget to help publicise Hop Card

Electronic ticket for seamless travel due to debut in March.

Media scrutiny forces Carter to cancel holiday on public purse

Independent MP Chris Carter was going to use his international travel perk for an overseas holiday but cancelled it after media found out, it was reported last night.

All fixed and everyone happy

Get ready for downtown traffic chaos

Super City gets its own quick superliner

The Pacific Pearl's captain can't wait to let his superiors know how quickly P&O Cruises' newest superliner cuts through the seas.

Councillor's bid could mean two byelections

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> City leaders fail the character test

Sports fields saved from hands of developers

It pays to know the mayor

Labour picks Twyford as Te Atatu candidate