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Search continues for hit and run
UPDATED Police are still searching for a car involved in a hit and run that has left a teenage boy in an Auckland hospital overnight.
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Prepare for hectic arvo
Auckland people are being warned to allow extra travel time around the city today because of big sporting events.
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Brian Rudman: Heart of city heading for coronary
With more than 50,000 people living in Auckland's CBD, it's no longer just the retailers and the businesses being inconvenienced, writes Brian Rudman.
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Construction boom at city campuses
Auckland's universities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings, transforming not only their campuses but the shape of the city they serve.
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Gallery: The Golden Mile
Queen Street turned into a Golden mile today for athletes to test out their best times and the best outfits for the race.
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Are we ready for the big one?
As they did on the afternoon of March 17, tens of thousands of Aucklanders take to Facebook and Twitter to express their amazement that their seemingly quake-free city has had a rumble.
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City hosts an open house
In the months ahead Aucklanders can sample the city's vibrant cultures, writes Alexia Santamaria.
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Wrecker's ball for $2.4m home
A developer has paid $2.41 million for a five-bedroom family home in Epsom, with plans to knock it down and build two new townhouses.
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Haven for hard partiers
In a bid to cut down unnecessary hospital admissions, five Auckland organisations have set up a temporary 'safe house' for out-of-control revellers.
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Brian Rudman: Planning to move with the times
Aucklanders are now able to go online and discover how their own home and neighbourhoods are affected by the new masterplan, writes Brian Rudman.
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Causeway tunneller begins journey
As a giant tunnelling machine is packed into 20 shipping containers in China, ready to build Auckland's $1.4 billion Waterview link, a major upgrade is starting on the adjacent Northwestern Motorway.
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Fears as police shut Downtown base
Police plan to close their station in Downtown Auckland, upsetting nearby business owners who say they will feel less safe.
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Driver rescued after Harbour plunge
A man has been rescued and a passenger is safe after a car was accidentally driven backwards and plunged into Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour this morning.
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Auckland Council to vote on The Cloud, Eden Park
Auckland councillors will today vote on whether to pursue the Government's offer to hand over waterfront venue The Cloud and its share in Queens Wharf.
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Public eeling not tolerated by Auckland Council
The Auckland Council says it will not tolerate people eeling in public parks after an eel trap was recently found at Western Springs.
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Brian Rudman: Smith gets it wrong with land rant
Echoing demands from Prime Minister John Key that Auckland Council free up farmland for housing development, Dr Smith is vowing "to break through the stranglehold that the existing Metropolitan Urban Limit has on land supplies".