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Sports Insider: Keep the Saudis out of Kiwi sport
OPINION: New Zealand Rugby would do well to be passed over by Saudi interests.

Opinion: Sorry Auckland Council, a bed tax won't help awaken Auckland's events strategy
OPINION: Auckland is on the wrong path when it comes to attracting events.

Developer taking $100m Karangahape Rd building plans to Environment Court
Developer hopes the court may hear case this winter and overturn the original decision.

Property Insider: Precinct’s twin-skyscraper plans; Goodman moving; Beca to show off new office
When might get the contract to build New Zealand's two tallest new skyscrapers?

Opinion: Theatre’s role in bicultural debate ignored by NZ playwrights
John G. Davies: Perhaps our practitioners are afraid to be labelled.

Chris Bishop v Auckland Council commissioners on K Rd rejection: ‘Insanity ... total nonsense’
The plans failed to meet tests under the RMA, the commissioners' report said.

Billionaire couple’s seawall dispute at $24m waterfront property
The council ordered the pair to stop any more reclamation of coastal marine area.

Simon Wilson: $150b shock – Council v Govt on big Auckland projects
Opinion: Three big surprises came with Auckland Council's infrastructure announcement.

Letters: NZ needs a long-term vision for infrastructure
OPINION: 'Why do we have to spend time and money cleaning up after the incompetents?'

Auckland Transport plans to remove all parking on one of the city’s busiest roads
A clearway will be extended along Onewa Rd, traffic lights will be synchronised.

Cancer patients left with no hot water in Auckland hospital ward
Transplant patient struggled to wash using kettle-boiled water and disposable bowl.

Fast-tracking granted for 4000-home Sunfield plans at Ardmore
'Construction prices are still to adjust to the current property cycle and remain high.'

‘Some of the worst’ properties ‘ever seen’: Landlords fined after evicting unhappy tenants
Landlords must pay $25,900 and face a six-year restraining order.

‘Very vulnerable’: Calls for govt help as homelessness surges 53%
Support agencies see increased demand; emergency housing numbers have dropped.

Simon Wilson’s Love this City: Strawberry fair, transport fares and Phil Goff’s future
OPINION: There are zero rumours that Goff would run again for mayor. But imagine it...

Auckland gets ‘remarkable’ $10m gift from family of influential nurseryman
The 5.6ha of land has a forest of kauri trees bred from Tāne Mahuta, NZ's largest tree.

Link to the past: Heritage mural kept in $650m redevelopment
BJ Ball Building and Mrkusich mural identified as a Category B Historic Heritage Place.

‘Rich man’s game’: Filipaina rules out Auckland mayoral bid
Filipaina urges more Māori and Pasifika involvement in local politics.

‘Critical challenge’: Auckland faces soaring transport subsidy costs
Bus subsidies increased from $2.72 to $4.70, trains from $4.56 to $12.01.

Watercare reveals deal with Foodstuffs North Island over new Pak'nSave Highland Park
'Agreement allows us to ... reduce our supply to the site' - Watercare's Priyan Perera.

Beachside bunker ‘dune house’ designed for Rod Drury entity at Te Arai Links
The unusual home is designed to blend seamlessly into the landscape.