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![Controversy over new logo for Super City](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Controversy over new logo for Super City
Some say the stylised pohutukawa is similar to the regional parks emblem.
![Auckland Super City logo unveiled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland Super City logo unveiled
The preferred designs for the new Super City logo have been revealed.
![Commuters to pay for resurrection of KiwiRail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Commuters to pay for resurrection of KiwiRail
Auckland commuters will be among the first to be called on to pay more for KiwiRail services under a 10-year turnaround plan.
![<i>Alasdair Thompson:</i> Councils' shares move poor value for ratepayers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Alasdair Thompson:</i> Councils' shares move poor value for ratepayers
Stake holdings in Auckland Airport suppress value and opportunity, says Alasdair Thompson.
![Famous names join fight to restore historic theatre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Famous names join fight to restore historic theatre
English theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.
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Anderton considers Christchurch mayoralty
Wigram MP Jim Anderton is not ruling out running for the Christchurch mayoralty but says he is undecided.
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Mayor slammed for comparing himself to Jesus
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is facing fresh criticism over an Easter email to councillors, which began: "Two blokes got crucified this week..."
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$20,000 fine for glass in rubbish
A woman has been charged after a broken window pane severed a leg artery of a rubbish truck runner who collected the bag.