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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…

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