Hackers who stole the credit card details of thousands of drivers from payment machines have forced a $4m system upgrade to be fast-tracked.

The Tunnels of False Hope are vastly over budget and massively behind schedule and the tunnelling crew itself is lost somewhere under Glenfield.

The resignation of Auckland War Memorial Museum director Dr Vanda Vitali has brought calls for her museum trust board bosses to be dismissed.

If you think those cafe tables that clutter city streets are solely for the use of paying customers, think again.