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Brian Rudman: Brown ends up with egg on face over cruise ship terminal

Homemade pies fill gap in the market

Back from living overseas, Jessie Stanley and Maree Glading spotted a gap in the market for $20 homemade pies.

Deal for cyclists takes step up

Bus lane fine 'militancy' slammed by councillors

Car sellers park up at their peril

Rugby: University hold on for win

Four of the best: Soup kitchens

<i>Gill South</i>: A good deed in the blood

Gill South gets altruistic and donates, not her blood (mad cow issue), but her time to a very good cause.

Court web hunt for car upstages ACC

SPCA struggling as dog numbers swell

The SPCA is considering setting up mobile adoption centres in upmarket suburbs to help deal with an unprecedented number of dumped pets.

Chef takes the grizzles with a grain of salt

Tony Astle doesn't care to read diners' opinions of his Parnell restaurant, the venerable Antoine's. But he has scouts who do it for him.

Mayor sidesteps public with cruise ship terminal plan

Air NZ emergency: 'It was terrifying'

Sideswipe: What a load of bleep

Taniwha debate raises valid point

The heritage advisor for Auckland's main iwi hadn't heard of an inner-city taniwha before yesterday, but he says the point about consultation over the CBD Rail Link project is valid.

Aircraft makes emergency landing

Bird strike may have been responsible for damaging the engine of an Air New Zealand passenger jet carrying more than 200 people that was forced to make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport this afternoon.