Headlines from Auckland, as they happen
By Trish Sagar
Auckland's North Shore is still a highly-sought area, and thus continues to hold market value (as confirmed by the stats shown on the link). However, with the NZ media having a huge impact on us Kiwis, we need to make sure that we are ...
Labels: North Shore, Real Estate, Temp
posted by Julia Clement at 8:15 pm
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By Cameron Broadhurst
The recycling plant now being built in Onehunga for Manukau and Auckland cities could become the hub of recycling for the whole ...
Macleans College takes Auckland sailing cup after tight tussle
SOME of the region's top junior sailors were out on the water off Half Moon Bay last week for the Auckland Schools Teams Racing Cup. ...
Sharks want to set the record straight
They had had a tough day of travel on Saturday, departing their Dunedin hotel at 7am and then flying to Wellington, then to Auckland and finally on to ...
posted by Julia Clement at 7:10 pm
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A month or so ago, Metro Magazine got five (unnamed) press gallery members to rank the Auckland MPs. They now have a blog, so the article is now on-line. Now I actually disagree with a fair few of their rankings (esp their love affair with minor parties) ...
posted by Julia Clement at 5:10 pm
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The jury is being selected in the trial of south Auckland man Chris Kahui, 23, accused of killing his twin sons. He is charged with murdering ...
Governance
Manukau City Council's Auckland Governance proposal driven by self ... Peoples Choice is claiming that Manukau City Council's recently released draft submission to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Auckland Governance is being ...
More at Scoop.co.nz (press release) ...
Green Architecture
Auckland's first five-star environmentally sustainable building is ... "The fact that the development is the first five-star Greenstar rated building in Auckland reflects the wider council's aspirations of developing a greener ...
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S0cialist
Socialist candidate for United States president to visit Auckland Roger Calero, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for president of the United States, will visit Auckland on May 17-20. He is available for media ..
More at Scoop.co.nz (press release) ...
Labels: Crime, Environment, Governance, Kahui, Peoples Choice, Politics, Temp
posted by Julia Clement at 1:15 pm
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By admin The illustration on their website shows the spider web of organisations and bureaucracies that all have a finger in the pie that makes up moving people around the Auckland region. And people wonder why consumers get irritated and give ...
Stunning, quality fully furnished 3 bedroom executive home quiet sunny position. Modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances with spacious living areas opening by frenchdoors onto two sunny landscaped courtyard areas for outside ...
More at Blockhouse Bay, Auckland City ...
Labels: Governance, Rentals, Temp, Transport
posted by Julia Clement at 11:40 am
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By William Dart Those who went along to the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's In Nature's Realm concert, hoping for revelations of Bohemia's rural glories ...
More at New Zealand Herald ...
Record PhDs for Auckland graduation
More than 1000 graduands from the Auckland campus this week cross the stage at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna to receive their degrees. ...
Flash: Seen at the Auckland Zoo
Friday evening saw scores of children flocking to the Auckland Zoo for a very special event - the much-loved institution's first outdoor movie screening. ...
More at New Zealand Herald ...
Soccer: Underdogs after a bookend
Not only does he live in Auckland and work as director of football for the Auckland area, but he hadn't been training for seven months - and Wellington had ...
posted by Julia Clement at 8:45 am
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WAIKATO-Bay of Plenty Magic remained unbeaten in the trans-Tasman netball league after accounting for Auckland-based Northern Mystics 56-52 in Rotorua ...
posted by Julia Clement at 4:55 am
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