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FMA weighs in on sharemarket blunder
The FMA has contacted the NZX over a blunder that resulted in investors selling shares in Lyttelton Port when they were unaware of a higher takeover price.
Washers attack crackdown
'We're only trying to make a living.' Intersection windscreen washers say a police and council crackdown won't force them to ditch their brushes and bottles.
Donghua Liu admits building charges
Donghua Liu has pleaded guilty to charges laid by the Auckland Council over building works on two properties worth more than $6 million in plush suburbs.
Market revival long time coming
Auckland’s famous Victoria Park Market needs a rescue plan to confirm the big future tenants were promised.
Liu's new renovation woes
Donghua Liu is in more legal trouble after the Auckland Council charged him over renovations on two properties worth more than $6 million in plush suburbs.
Blunder costs shareholders
NZX is reviewing its processes after a blunder resulted in some investors trading shares in Lyttelton Port when they were unaware of a higher takeover price.
Anger at desks shuffle
Auckland's cash-strapped council is spending thousands of dollars a year moving desks and chairs for mayor Len Brown and his councillors.
Wharf sculpture: How should it look?
The public are being denied images of a $1.5m state house sculpture on Queens Wharf. What do you think it should look like? Send in your ideas here.
Park dusts off noise barrier plan
Eden Park's operators have tabled plans to borrow $1.8 million to install a sound barrier for the east stand.
Mac and Ron put accent on spelling
Mac and Ron are on a linguistic and historic mission to right Maori spelling and pronunciation howlers in West Auckland.
Parking warden bashed
A parking warden was admitted to hospital after being attacked on duty in Auckland - and the assault was so bad, it kept him in hospital for five nights.
Proposed council bylaw ruffles feathers
For 60 years Billy Farnell has bred champion show poultry at his Remuera home and has a room full of trophies to show for it. He's ready to fight a proposed bylaw.
Aucklanders told: Count your chickens
Keeping more than six chickens on urban properties will require a licence under a new Auckland Council plan aimed at stopping stock from being a nuisance.
Govt plans to get rid of 'loopy' rules
Govt is giving the public an opportunity to complain about “pedantic” and “unnecessary” regulations.
Labour earmarks $200m for the regions
Labour Leader David Cunliffe says a Govt he led would invest up to $200 million over four years in development projects aimed at resuscitating flagging regional economies.
More homes wanted around park
Intensive housing development on land surrounding Cornwall Park is being proposed - but lessees fear it'll result in further hikes to lease fees after new valuations.
Proposal opens up Queens Wharf
The western side of Queens Wharf could become open space as part of plans for the downtown waterfront area.
David Shand: Auckland's far from going broke
Aucklanders should have an informed debate about the state of the city finances.
Auckland rugby looks at move
The Auckland Rugby Union is looking at the possibility of shifting their ITM Cup home games away from Eden Park as paltry crowds hit them financially.
Car-free Quay St back on the agenda
A plan to change Quay St from a car-dominated road into a waterfront boulevard is back on the table with Auckland Council seeking expressions of interest from designers.
Budget riles Aucklanders
Aucklanders are rebelling at Mayor Len Brown's "black budget", which targets core services such as libraries and parks to pay for the $2.86 billion city rail link.
Auckland's forgotten roads
There is no end in sight to Auckland's bumpy and dusty rural metal roads, which are taking a back seat to big city projects like the $2.86 billion City Rail Link.
Labour support speeds homes bill
The Government is hoping to pass home affordability legislation to limit council charges on developers in the eight sitting days left before the election.
Iwi tops $1b in assets
Interest income on big cash holdings, hotel and milk business deals and rising values of investment properties helped push Waikato-Tainui's asset base up.
Wharf rebuff puzzles businessman
Auckland Transport has decided not to set up its offices in the renovated Devonport Ferry Terminal building.
Cyclists ask for simple bikesheds
Auckland Transport intends spending $200,000 on a super bikeshed at the Panmure railway station.