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Bold SkyCity pitch to host conferences
SkyCity wants to build the country's first international convention centre opposite its casino in downtown Auckland.
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<i>Len Brown:</i> Plotting a course for the City of Sails
Len Brown writes on 'the Auckland disease' and future relations with Wellington.
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<i>Matt McCarten</i>: Brown's hope as Hide bulldozes public opinion
Banks' strategists are going to have a hard time getting media to believe their political spin from now on.
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Splash - the buildings can hit back
Late-night drinkers beware - a new device will blast cold water on anyone who urinates against a building or tries to sleep there.
![Idiot's guide to the Super City](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Idiot's guide to the Super City
What is the Super City? How is it structured? How will it work? Who holds the power? How do you vote?
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Spy: Political ring rumoured to get a fashion fix
John Banks launched his new website at trendy Sale St bar last night with plenty of old familiar faces in attendance.
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Brown has big lead over Banks for super mayor
Manukau Mayor Len Brown has a big lead on Auckland City Mayor John Banks in a Herald-DigiPoll survey on the Super City mayoralty.