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!['Passengers are paying': Airlines step up attack over Auckland Airport prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Passengers are paying': Airlines step up attack over Auckland Airport prices
Although regulator says work programme is reasonable, airlines insist it's too costly.
![Back to the drawing board: Auckland Airport prepared to lower prices after ComCom ruling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Back to the drawing board: Auckland Airport prepared to lower prices after ComCom ruling
The commission finds airport’s charges are in excess of what is reasonable.
![Auckland Airport charges too high - Commerce Commission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland Airport charges too high - Commerce Commission
Regulator says airport on track for $200m excess profit.
![Battlelines being redrawn as call on Auckland Airport prices looming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Battlelines being redrawn as call on Auckland Airport prices looming
Airport says it needs to cover cost of building, airlines say its spending too much.
![Extreme fog blankets Auckland, likely to return tomorrow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Extreme fog blankets Auckland, likely to return tomorrow
Dozens of domestic flights have been affected.
![Man charged with opening plane’s emergency exit during take-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Man charged with opening plane’s emergency exit during take-off
Police say the man opened the Qatar Airways door in a bid to escape officers.
![Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail
Two engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.
![Airport meth kingpin 'surrounded by turkeys', Crown says in closing address](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Airport meth kingpin 'surrounded by turkeys', Crown says in closing address
Jury deliberating in trial of pair accused of exploiting a border security loophole.
!['Like in the movies': Engine fault forces Hong Kong-bound Air NZ flight to turn back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Like in the movies': Engine fault forces Hong Kong-bound Air NZ flight to turn back
A spokeswoman for Air New Zealand confirmed the pilots jettisoned fuel.
![Sprung a leak: Auckland Airport passengers face more disruption after leak in security screening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sprung a leak: Auckland Airport passengers face more disruption after leak in security screening
Security officials placed a tarpaulin across an affected X-ray machine.
![Travel woes at Auckland Airport continue due to car fire, heavy fog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Travel woes at Auckland Airport continue due to car fire, heavy fog
It's the second day in a row flights have been disrupted by fog in the city.
![Heavy fog cancels more Auckland Airport flights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Heavy fog cancels more Auckland Airport flights
The hazy weather also caused ferry cancellations and a motorway crash this morning.
![SH1 lanes reopen after rush-hour disruption; 89 flights delayed, cancelled in Auckland due to fog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
SH1 lanes reopen after rush-hour disruption; 89 flights delayed, cancelled in Auckland due to fog
Flight restrictions were lifted at lunchtime.
![The results are in, this is what visitors really think of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The results are in, this is what visitors really think of NZ
'The coffee here is better than Melbourne.'
![Watch: CCTV shows corrupt Air NZ baggage handler removing secret meth stash from flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Watch: CCTV shows corrupt Air NZ baggage handler removing secret meth stash from flight
The footage has been released to the Herald after it was played for jurors today.
![Corrupt baggage handler removes secret meth stash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Corrupt baggage handler removes secret meth stash
A video shows a baggage handler removing a secret meth stash from an international flight. Video / Auckland Airport
![Letters: Auckland Airport’s inter-terminal ‘fix’ a bridge too far](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Letters: Auckland Airport’s inter-terminal ‘fix’ a bridge too far
OPINION: Also in today's letters: Luxon's 'C-listers' comment and AT parking permit woes.
![Billion-dollar boss set to leave Tainui Group Holdings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Billion-dollar boss set to leave Tainui Group Holdings
"The time is right for the business, for me, and for my family after 15 years at TGH."
![Holiday price relief: Where hotel room rates are falling fastest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Holiday price relief: Where hotel room rates are falling fastest
'For many hotel operators, the forecast for the next few months is like a blizzard.'
!['Simple but ingenious' meth import plot saw baggage handlers exploit major border weakness - Crown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Simple but ingenious' meth import plot saw baggage handlers exploit major border weakness - Crown
The duo are the last men standing after all other co-defendants pleaded guilty.
![Is this New Zealand’s next Great Walk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Is this New Zealand’s next Great Walk?
The track sees more visitors in one week than some Great Walks see all year.