Metro on Auckland MPs

By David Farrar

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) ...

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Jury selected as Kahui trial begins in Auckland

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ..

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Video > Freedom March in Auckland

Video > Freedom March in Auckland

Video > Freedom March in Auckland. up-rising.org.

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The corner

By lachezar The glowing, always changing mishmash of posters create and eerie atmosphere on the corner of Symonds Street and Alex Evans Street. Vote for Auckland Daily Photo at the NetGuide People's choice Web Awards 2008! - Click here.

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Rokocoko set to miss summer Tests

BBC News - UK The 24-year-old will undergo surgery on a wrist injury sustained during the Auckland Blues' Super 14 defeat to Western Force last month. ...

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Field reveals depletion of family savings

TVNZ - New Zealand Former Labour MP Field appeared in the Manukau District Court in south Auckland, facing 40 charges of bribery, corruption and obstructing or perverting the ...

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Depositions hearing for MP Phillip Fields adjourned

A depositions hearing for independent MP Taito Phillip Field, who faces charges of bribery, corruption, and attempting to pervert the course of justice, has been adjourned for a week. He is accused of offering immigration assistance to Thai people working on seven of his properties in Auckland, Wellington and Samoa for little or no money.

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Decision On Auckland Airport Out By Friday

By Queen Bee(Queen Bee)

the fact that if Ministers say no AIA shareholders will lose $600 million; that the airport was first sold by Winston Peters; The Government's asset sale strategy has been totally inconsistent and confusing and Auckland Airport is ...

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A history of prejudice

By Inventory2(Inventory2)

Mr Peters blamed immigrants for infrastructure problems in Auckland, citing traffic congestion, increased pressure on power and water resources, pollution, shellfish pillage and threatened recreational areas. ...

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Pressure On Key Beginning To Show

By nzpundit

Of course, this has only increased Labour's drive to put pressure on Key, and it appears to be paying off, with Key chosing to release National's $50 victim compensation scheme in Auckland rather than Wellington. ...

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Party Pill Madness

Silent running reports that Act on campus is still selling party-pills despite their becoming illegal from today. According to the Act on campus site

Despite the ban, ACT on Campus will today expand our operations by beginning sales of Party Pills via our new website. This move will make discounted Party Pills available to students nationwide and will be used throughout the year as a fundraiser to support ACT on Campus’ election campaign.

With Rodney Hyde's re-imaging I thought that Act had abandoned stunts ant returned to being a party of principle. It must be election year again.

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Auckland City Council Officers' Plan "an attack on democracy"

City Vision / Labour councillors claim the Auckland City Council officers' report unveiled this morning is an attack on democracy as it plans to reduce the number of elected members and cost them their jobs.

Meanwhile TV3 reports that the plan includes an elected Lord Mayor.

Strange that NZ doesn't have a history of Lords & we've stopped having knights. I don't know what they've been smoking, but I hope they've got a famous daddy to get them off.

Update 1 April The other regional mayors have criticised the Auckland super-city idea.