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List MPs put their $40,932 elsewhere
Seven list MPs are receiving almost $41,000 each a year to run offices in their local communities but choose not to.
![<i>Spy:</i> Tenby Powell throws his hat in the ring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Spy:</i> Tenby Powell throws his hat in the ring
Rachel Glucina checks out the latest name being bandied about in the Auckland Super City mayoralty race.
!['I have used P' confesses Prast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'I have used P' confesses Prast
Supercity mayoral candidate Simon Prast has admitted to having used P.
![Andrew Williams: I want to be Super Mayor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Andrew Williams: I want to be Super Mayor
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is promising to inject his own colourful style of politics into the contest.
![PM not interested in 'throwing stones' over party central](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
PM not interested in 'throwing stones' over party central
As MPs and the Auckland Regional Couincil butt heads over plans for "party central" on the city's Queens Wharf, John Key says he wants constructive discussions.
![Saved - oldest cinema to reopen with whiz-bang gear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Saved - oldest cinema to reopen with whiz-bang gear
The fate of the Victoria Theatre in Devonport, which has more recently been a barren practice-room for local bands, is finally secured.
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Party central focus shifts to Viaduct
The $32m Viaduct Events Centre under construction is being put forward as an alternative "party central" for the RWC.
![McCully vents over 'embarrassing' party central debacle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
McCully vents over 'embarrassing' party central debacle
Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has vented his frustration at the ARC's U-turn over the development of Queens Wharf.
!['Party Central' may need to move - Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Party Central' may need to move - Key
The Prime Minister says he cannot see how the council could afford to restore a 98-year-old cargo shed.
![Auckland platform woes can be fixed - ARTA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland platform woes can be fixed - ARTA
A rail platform which won't be long enough for new three-car units to be used from 2013 can be extended in the future.
![Auckland Airport buys up quarter of Queenstown Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland Airport buys up quarter of Queenstown Airport
Auckland International Airport is now the owner of 24.9pc of Queenstown Airport, in a $27.7m deal with Queenstown Lakes District Council.
![ARC boss furious new rail platform too short for trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
ARC boss furious new rail platform too short for trains
Auckland rail officials have been accused of "incompetence on a grand scale" for building a platform too short for the trains it will serve.
![Sun sets on rugby party central](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sun sets on rugby party central
John Key's dream of turning Queens Wharf into "party central" for the Rugby World Cup is in tatters following a political impasse between the Govt and the ARC.
![<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Now it's two party zones? What a waste](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Now it's two party zones? What a waste
It's time John Key put the dummy back in Murray McCully's mouth and sent him to the Chris Carter home for over-stressed politicians.