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![<i>Rodney Hide:</i> Naysayers miss grand potential of Super City](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Rodney Hide:</i> Naysayers miss grand potential of Super City
Rodney Hide sets out the benefits and answers the critics.
![<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse
For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.
![<i>Pip Cheshire:</i> Super City presents chance to shape Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Pip Cheshire:</i> Super City presents chance to shape Auckland
Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.
![Brown pays back council card spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brown pays back council card spending
Len Brown has admitted making personal purchases on his council credit card, including a $148 mini hi-fi system for a family event.
!['Grey man' to lead the Supercity?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Grey man' to lead the Supercity?
If you know only two things about Len Brown, it's probably these: That he's Mayor of Manukau, and he had a heart attack.
![Councils paid for private info](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Councils paid for private info
Homeowners are being targeted by advertisers using private information from building consent applications to solicit sales.
![<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Sad lack of heritage trams makes ultra-modern railway better option](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Sad lack of heritage trams makes ultra-modern railway better option
We must not overlook practicality in our haste to leave a legacy, writes Brian Rudman.
![Anti-boy racer bylaw proposed for Papakura](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anti-boy racer bylaw proposed for Papakura
Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.
![Neighbour's complaint shuts down brothel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Neighbour's complaint shuts down brothel
A resident's complaint about "strange men knocking at his door" has led to a council using a technical clause to close a brothel.
![<i>Tim Greer</i>: Mature cities blend history with modernity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Tim Greer</i>: Mature cities blend history with modernity
Commercial project managers need to take responsibility for the mess their activity leaves behind, writes Tim Greer.
![Blocked drains cause supermarket flood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Blocked drains cause supermarket flood
The Auckland City Council is under fire after neglected storm water drains flooded a supermarket.