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Early closing plan falls flat in suburbs
Publicans in suburban Auckland reckon the city council should leave the running of neighbourhood bars to the locals.
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Suburban bars may have to close early
Hundreds of Auckland bars and restaurants will be forced to close at 11pm under planned city council liquor law changes.
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Rat poison discovered in dead penguins
Traces of the rat poison, Brodifacoum, have been found in two little blue penguins that died in the Hauraki Gulf.
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Sleep surfside, and wake to a $40 fine
The right to camp out by the beach and sleep to the sound of the surf is being banned in one of the North Island's top holiday spots.
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Laws lets loose in email exchange
Michael Laws is embroiled in fresh controversy after an email exchange over the 'h' in Wanganui went viral.
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Leaky homes throw up $6bn repair bill
Councils are staring at an estimated $6 billion legal bill to fix the country's leaky homes - with the crushing debt falling on ratepayers.