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February 02, 2012
Auckland Council doubling Albany park-and-ride car capacity
Auckland Transport is spending $5.5 million on doubling the free parking area at its Albany bus station, raising questions about the adequacy of "feeder" bus services from northern suburbs. The council organisation will add 550 spaces to the "park-and- ride"…
February 02, 2012
Residential Brothels 'need urgent regulation'
"Small owner-operator brothels (SOOBs), with four sex workers or less, are causing big headaches for communities. At the moment they're seen in the eyes of the law no differently than a student flat. However they need to be regulated as the public has had…
February 02, 2012
Disposer pays riles
Paying extra to have your rubbish collected isn't a fair deal, one Manukau resident…
February 02, 2012
Extra freight key reason for Port's expansion
The growth in freight and the critical role of the ports in the regional and national…
February 01, 2012
Neighbours: City let us down over bigger mall
St Lukes residents say they feel let down by the Auckland Council's approval of…
January 24, 2012
It's high-rise horror
High rise across Auckland is being touted as a way to solve the region's housing crisis…
January 17, 2012
Poverty Committee welcomed
The creation of a ministerial committee on poverty is being hailed as a positive step.…
January 17, 2012
Councillor queries 'shoe box' apartments
Howick councillor Dick Quax has requested information under the Local Government Official…
December 22, 2011
Message from the Executive Director, Heather Shotter
It is hard to believe that December has come around so quickly, but here we find…
December 22, 2011
Business Building Capacity: The Auckland Skills Development Project
Initial research has identified that some Auckland firms have serious concerns about…