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Protesters fight for Thai restaurant villa
Heritage advocates and local residents waved placards outside a villa occupied by the Erawan Thai restaurant in Jervois Rd, Herne Bay this morning.
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Bob Jones: I spy ... something beginning with ludicrous
Our hopeless GCSB spy service are absolutely culpable for turning a simple exercise into a farce, writes Bob Jones.
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Legal aid law changes watered down
Justice Minister Judith Collins has watered down legal aid reforms which aimed to save money by charging for family and civil disputes.
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Industry yet to nail down its flaws
On the face of it there were some positive responses to the 25 recommendations of the Hunn Report on the leaky-building crisis, writes David Kernohan,
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Southland gnomes' monorail protest
Southlanders dressed as forest gnomes took to the streets of Wellington today to gather signatures against the proposed Fiordland monorail and tunnel.
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Pressure to replace sex-attack walkway
Auckland Transport is under political pressure to accelerate a roading link in Mangere to replace a walkway with a history of sex attacks.
![Taxman eyes staff carpark perks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Taxman eyes staff carpark perks
Central city carparks provided to workers will soon be taxed in a move described as "petty" by Opposition MPs.
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Deadly bug back in NZ
A fatal and fast-spreading disease has claimed 50 trees in South Auckland despite millions of dollars being spent in an attempt to stop it.
![Editorial: No need for culture loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: No need for culture loss
The proposed stadium shuffle for Auckland shouldn't come at the expense of tradition.
![Clash over beachfront reserve](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Clash over beachfront reserve
Car parks behind one of Auckland's finest beaches could be turned into an expanded public reserve under a council plan.