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Thomas Coughlan: Auckland Light Rail works begin today - but will the Government axe it?

Why the Government is pushing ahead with light rail.

Paul Majurey: Reconnecting the public to vacated port land

OPINION: The chair of Eke Panuku stakes a claim for the waterfront.

Letters: Literary censorship, Wayne Brown, forestry slash, and a fossil-fuelled recovery

OPINION: Letters on Hipkis v. Luxon, climate denial, and the All Blacks coach.

Fury as three MAFS husbands cheat on wild boys’ night

A head-spinning cheating scandal involving three grooms has smashed a boozy dinner party.

Who won Question Time as Luxon and Hipkins faced off for first time?

The first showdown in Parliament left Hipkins with bit of a red face at Seymour's hands.

Steve Braunias: Sweet, funny, beautiful, sad - Muriwai farewells a hero

There are disadvantages to a hero’s death.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Poachers just one more worry farmers don’t need

Councils should also show leeway on the usual RMA red tape and consents.

Audrey Young: Hipkins' first mistake as PM - and the Opposition pounced

OPINION: PM should focus on cyclone victims, not political opponents.

MAFS wife’s payback for groom’s insult

One MAFS husband has been slapped down after making an awful remark to his crushed wife.

John MacDonald: Show us you care, commissioner

OPINION: Commissioner sticking to the lines about reported crime being less than normal.

Sex insult destroys MAFS’ mum

The week has taken a sour turn for one of the MAFS brides.

Floods: What NZ can learn from Australia about disaster relief

The flooding in both countries both broke records and were repeat events.

Cyclone Gabrielle and a tale of two cities

OPINION: A Napier mother of two details the blows of Mother Nature, and finds hope.

Jackie Clarke: 'I’ve been blessed with bullet-proof self-esteem'

The entertainer talks to Elisabeth Easther.

Editorial: Politics swept aside by needs

OPINION: Our editorial on the vastly changed political landscape.

Simon Wilson: Wild weather and wobbly ideas

Despite an apparent consensus, the climate is still beset with confusion and denialism.