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Capital rejects super city plan

A super city proposal for Wellington scrapped in favour of less rigorous change is being lamented as a lost opportunity.

'Super city' plans rejected

Wellington and Northland will not be reorganised into "super cities" but Hawkes Bay will follow in Auckland's footsteps.

How NZ will cope in an emergency

A revised plan for the country to cope in an emergency has been approved by the Government.

Sam Judd: Hauraki Gulf - polishing Auckland's crown jewels

Fast verdict expected in wharf challenge

Aucklanders should learn the outcome of a legal challenge to the controversial wharf extensions at Ports of Auckland in the next two weeks.

Kim Goldwater: Port history littered with blunders

The port company has a history of making development decision blunders, writes Kim Goldwater. These have been brought about by an ad hoc approach to the planning of port expansion.

Council staff call for results focus

The Super City is bogged down with meetings, talkfests not requiring a decision and too little constituency time, councillors say.

Editorial: Transparency in spending can go further

The Auckland Council deserves kudos for starting to publish details about the spending of ratepayer money.

Stadium hope for Warriors

The Warriors and their fans are being offered a lifeline to stay at Mt Smart Stadium.

Council starts to open books

Auckland Council is entering a new era of openness by publishing details about the spending of ratepayer money, says chief executive Stephen Town.

Editorial: Exercise the answer, not hitting dairies

Editorial: Force-feeding has never been a feature of the humble dairy, yet suddenly it finds itself in the business of public health.

Pro-sailing centre promoter told to stop using form

Harbour Access Trust has already printed the brochures and had them delivered to some letter boxes.

Sam Judd: Plastic consumption a reason behind port expansion?

Let's get rid of the single use plastic, reducing the amount of rubbish we are sending on diesel-hungry boats, writes Sam Judd. It would stop the harbour from filling up with plastic and possibly the extended port.

Trust seeks Govt help in housing bid

Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust is bidding to enter the city's overheated housing market - and wants the Government to make land available, so it can build at affordable prices.

BusinessNZ chief Phil O'Reilly steps down

BusinessNZ chief executive Phil O'Reilly is resigning from his role at the end of the year after a decade in the job.

Chris Parker: No, Mike, house crisis is not our fault

Chief economist says Hosking has it wrong when he heaps all the blame for soaring house prices on the Auckland Council.

Councillors protest rate rise

Six councillors yesterday wrote to Len Brown concerned about the impact the household rates rise will have on ratepayers.

Study on Auckland's port future could take a year

Len Brown’s office will offer more than $1m to fund a port future study that will take at least a year — not enough time to meet Ports of Auckland’s deadline.