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Auckland streets ahead in dishing out bus-lane fines
Auckland City is imposing thousands of times more fines than Manukau on drivers illegally using bus lanes.
Council backs down on bus lanes
Public anger has forced the Auckland City Council to back down on its hard-line enforcement of bus-lane rules.
Family's loss is Waiheke's gain - ARC
The Spencer family's defeat on Waiheke Island is being called a victory for landscape preservation.
Bus lane controversy - readers respond
Readers' reactions to bus-lane rules ranged from fury to support. Read what they had to say.
Super City merge will be risky - PM
The Auckland Super City merger is a risky move, Prime Minister John Key told the Local Government New Zealand conference in Auckland today.
No easy way to pay $6k fines
Auckland City Council has come under fire for not allowing people to pay their fines off by instalment - unless they go through the court process, incurring further costs.
<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Prayer for a brighter mayor
All Kerre Woodham wants is a viable mayoral candidate for the Auckland Super City.
Traffic fines - how you can beat them
If you're always getting parking or infringement fines, move to Auckland's North Shore - you're more likely to be let off there.
Island millionaires lose fight to build
The publicity-shy Spencer family have been banned from building two sleek new architect-designed houses on their Waiheke Island estate.