Speedway has run at Western Springs on the fringe of Grey Lynn since the end of 1929, despite neighbours' best efforts.

Local Government Minister Rodney Hide stepped into a hotbed of discontent over his Auckland governance reforms at a public meeting of 120 in Devonport this week.

Experience in schools inspires not one, but three businesses.

The Ombudsman has launched an investigation into whether an Auckland councillor knew she already had another job when she received a redundancy payout of more than $200,000.

Aucklanders could be penalised for not recycling as part of a move to streamline how the city's waste is collected.