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'We're helping Key get off his high horse'
United Future leader Peter Dunne is confident his "flexi-super" proposal would be advanced in any third term National Government without compromising John Key's promises on superannuation.

Rankin not a threat: Whyte
Act leader Jamie Whyte says Christine Rankin's entry into the Epsom election contest will have no impact because her Conservative party appeals to simple-minded voters, not educated Epsom voters.

Candidates face off in Epsom
Epsom election candidates faced off at a public debate last night, with one promising to name a convicted sex offender with name suppression under parliamentary privilege.

Twitter 2014: Epsom all a-twitter; but will it count?
Epsom once again could be the electorate that decides the election.

John Roughan: Principles lost in a grammar zone
What goes through the minds of educational professionals when they see the lengths that property owners will go to remain in a prestigious school zone?

Key: Banks is honest, has 'options'
Prime Minister John Key continues to back John Banks as "an honest man" and says he still has "options" despite being found guilty of knowingly filing a false electoral return.

Self-styled watchdogs claim Banks' scalp
Self-styled public watchdogs Penny Bright and Graham McCready claimed their biggest scalp yesterday as Act MP John Banks was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Verdict blights Banks' 34-year career
Today's guilty verdict has ended John Banks' 34-year political career at least three months earlier than he would have hoped.

Seamless mix of classic and new in Epsom
Painstakingly and passionately recreated to pay a grand homage to its original 1940s state this Epsom house is a mix of classical tradition and modern living.

National sounds out Hide
John Key's right-hand man made a secret visit to former Act leader Rodney Hide in a desperate search to shore up a coalition partner for the National Party at this year's election.

Tussle for Epsom nom heats up
The tussle to replace John Banks as Act's Epsom candidate is heating up ahead of the party's decision early next month.

Former Banks staffer seeks Epsom nod
Former Act on Campus leader and John Banks staffer David Seymour has changed his mind and will now seek the party's nomination for the key Epsom seat, he has confirmed.

School wants brothel action
Epsom Girls Grammar is considering a fresh complaint to Auckland Council after a Herald report that brothels are operating in its immediate area.

Rudman: Noise moans just plane hysteria
A group of Epsom and Royal Oak residents have been working themselves into a right old lather over low-flying aircraft, writes Brian Rudman.

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.

French jiving the night away
An informal street dance style that was born when the American GI's introduced Paris to the jitterbug in World War II.

Property Report: Buoyant Auckland still leads the way
The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

Property Report: A day with the graduates of slow-bidding school
You know how much you're prepared to pay, so why take so long to lay your cards on the table? Bruce Morris ponders the slow-coach tactics of the auction room.

Suburban walk: Hillsborough loop
If you ever had any fear that birds dislike an urban environment, a walk through Epsom will dispel that notion.

Fire at Diocesan School for Girls
Twelve fire trucks were sent to Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland this afternoon after a fire broke out in an air conditioning unit.