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Controversy over new logo for Super City
Some say the stylised pohutukawa is similar to the regional parks emblem.

Auckland Super City logo unveiled
The preferred designs for the new Super City logo have been revealed.

Commuters to pay for resurrection of KiwiRail
Auckland commuters will be among the first to be called on to pay more for KiwiRail services under a 10-year turnaround plan.

<i>Alasdair Thompson:</i> Councils' shares move poor value for ratepayers
Stake holdings in Auckland Airport suppress value and opportunity, says Alasdair Thompson.

Famous names join fight to restore historic theatre
English theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.

'Queens Wharf will become the people's wharf' - ARC
Murray McCully says a structure planned for Queens Wharf is "most assuredly not a tent."

Anderton considers Christchurch mayoralty
Wigram MP Jim Anderton is not ruling out running for the Christchurch mayoralty but says he is undecided.

$20,000 fine for glass in rubbish
A woman has been charged after a broken window pane severed a leg artery of a rubbish truck runner who collected the bag.