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Auckland lodge assault: Police probe after man suffers life-threatening injuries
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Super Rugby final to release last-minute 'once-in-a-lifetime' tickets
Fans who missed out on tickets for the sold-out match could watch from hallowed ground.
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Petition to pedestrianise Queen St launched
'Hugely supported by the 45,000 who live in the city centre.'
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Mysterious and unexpected fireworks display booms across Auckland
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National's gang-busting social media policy nearly impossible to police - expert
National's proposal to ban gang insignia from social media 'error-prone', expert warns.
Homelessness in the Auckland CBD: Has it got worse, and what can be done to fix it?
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Editorial: Leave no one behind in city rebirth
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Viv Beck: Let's back ourselves to make things happen
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Craig Lord: We have changed and Auckland needs to change as well
OPINION: "A Civic District, a place to visit as a special trip and an entertainment hub."
Wayne Brown: Fixing up downtown means finishing what we've started
OPINION: "We need to literally clean the streets. Rubbish, road cones, graffiti must go."
Efeso Collins: Bringing hope back will revitalise Auckland
OPINION: "Make Auckland a place people can get around, set down roots, access services."
Gary Brown: Ideas aplenty to kickstart the city
OPINION: "Each quadrant - north, east, west, and south - can focus on its strengths."
Michael Morris: A revitalised Auckland for all inhabitants, great and small
OPINION: "Justice for animals, justice for the environment, and justice for humans."
Ted Johnston: A competent and effective council with a wise leader
OPINION: "Rules, statutes and regulations are my domain, and I will use them."
John Lehmann: Let's reconnect Auckland Council, the ratepayers, and the public
OPINION: 'I believe the older Auckland was far more liveable, safer, and rated fairer.'
Leo Molloy: Auckland got lost because it didn't know where it was going
OPINION: "For once in our lives, let's aim really high and do something amazing."
New Auckland city centre police base to open, but there's a catch
The base would hopefully improve response times by local officers.
Police identify person of interest in killing of Onehunga grandmother
Police say person of interest 'not at large in the community'.
Auckland hotter than Sydney as cold winds bite major Aussie cities
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Spotlight on King Cobras as gang associate shot dead by police
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