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City folk asked to watch water use
City-dwellers are being asked to save water around the home after three months of record-dry conditions.
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<i>John Roughan:</i> Ugly wharf sheds worth a second look
John Roughan writes that we should live with the Queens Wharf sheds for a while before making decisions we may regret later.
![Now it's a tent for Queens Wharf](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Now it's a tent for Queens Wharf
Planning has started for a giant tent to be erected on Queens Wharf for the Rugby World Cup on the site of one of two 98-year-old cargo sheds.
![Prentice offers 'hardest test in years' - Shadbolt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Prentice offers 'hardest test in years' - Shadbolt
Mayor Tim Shadbolt believes Invercargill voters would favour his political experience over the singing career of challenger Suzanne Prentice.
![Prentice takes on Tim Shadbolt for mayoralty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Prentice takes on Tim Shadbolt for mayoralty
Time-consuming and unproductive "distractions" involving Tim Shadbolt's council are behind Suzanne Prentice's bid to become Invercargill's new mayor.
![Council charged $100,000 for blocking Waiheke airfield revamp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Council charged $100,000 for blocking Waiheke airfield revamp
The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 to a developer.