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Blocked drains cause supermarket flood
The Auckland City Council is under fire after neglected storm water drains flooded a supermarket.
<i>Mike Reid:</i> Council 'flexibility' may mean privatisation by stealth
Mike Reid writes on council control of water services and options for the future.
City bans late night 'cruising' by boy racers
Christchurch's Cruising Bylaw 2010 prohibits cruising on selected city streets seven days a week between the hours of 10pm to 5am.
I'm not trying to be Obama, says poster boy Brown
Bland and nondescript or strikingly like an image used to good effect in another election campaign?
Looming prison tower offends community
A $218 million prison development towering over Auckland's Southern Motorway has horrified residents, principals and community leaders.
Super City u-turn: People power wins
Aucklanders will have a greater say in decisions affecting their greatest jewels - including the waterfront - under sweeping changes to plans for the Super City, announced yesterday.
CCO's to run most Super City services
Unelected CCOs will run two-thirds of Auckland's Super City services and local boards won't have lawful powers, a new bill revealed today.
Public has no automatic say in SkyCity street plans
Auckland ratepayers will not automatically get a say in SkyCity plans to expand its convention centre over Federal St.