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Blue collar - the new conservatives take over
A new generation of conservatives has wrested our biggest city from the left, and they're just as likely to wear black jeans as business suits.
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Sorry again - over Hide cartoon
North Shore's "leaky mayor", Andrew Williams, apologised again yesterday ... this time for putting a cartoon showing Rodney Hide as Adolf Hitler on his Facebook page.
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Critics crossed the line, says mayoress
Jane Williams, the Mayoress of North Shore City, says her husband Andrew is a social person who enjoys a few drinks but does not have an alcohol problem.
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North Shore mayor to run for Super City
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams will not confirm or deny whether he did in fact urinate in public, but he is "sorry", anyway - particularly that "women can't have the opportunity".
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Embattled mayor to make announcement on future
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams, who is facing allegations of urinating in public, will make a major announcement on his future this afternoon.
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Your Views: Should the North Shore mayor resign?
North Shore residents react to allegations of drunken misbehaviour on the part of their mayor, Andrew Williams.
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I'm not going - defiant mayor digs in
North Shore's Mayor denies he has a drinking problem and won't resign over allegations of urinating in public and drinking and driving.
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North Shore mayor accused of drunken conduct
North Shore councillors and Local Government minister Rodney Hide are calling for mayor Andrew Williams to resign.