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$4m bus-lane 'disgrace'
Auckland drivers have been fined $4.2m in a year for using bus lanes - even though there's no sign when they can enter lanes to turn left.
Battle of the Super City hopefuls
John Banks last night promised not to sell council shares in Auckland Airport or any more pensioner houses in the first major showdown for the Super City mayoralty.
Auckland real estate agents flout tough new sign laws
Tough new Auckland City rules about the number of real estate signs allowed on one property are being flouted, as agents wait for the supercity merger.
Banks says it with $11,500 of flowers
John Banks has racked up an $11,523 bill for flowers in his current term - including a $60 bunch to the Mayor from office staff when he was ill.
List MPs put their $40,932 elsewhere
Seven list MPs are receiving almost $41,000 each a year to run offices in their local communities but choose not to.
<i>Spy:</i> Tenby Powell throws his hat in the ring
Rachel Glucina checks out the latest name being bandied about in the Auckland Super City mayoralty race.
Rich Lister prepares for Supermayor role
One of Auckland's most combative top businessmen is preparing to enter the Supercity mayoral race.
'I have used P' confesses Prast
Supercity mayoral candidate Simon Prast has admitted to having used P.