Jeri Knight might be 80 years old but it didn't stop her beating the might of the Manukau City Council over a wrongly issued car warrant of fitness fine.

Manukau City Council - which will be defunct within four months - has spent $186,000 on courses at a luxury Queenstown resort.

The Spencer family's defeat on Waiheke Island is being called a victory for landscape preservation.

Auckland voters will face quite a dilemma if the mayoralty of the new Super City stays an effective two-horse race.

The Auckland City Council intends spending $87,000 of ratepayers' money on a staff-only farewell bash and 32 smaller department dos before it is replaced by the Super City.

The Auditor-General has told Manukau's Len Brown he made mistakes with his mayoral credit credit card spending, but it will not investigate his finances further.

Shocked education officials are surprised police won't put more effort into catching bus drivers who speed through special 40km/h zones.

Following his credit card breaches and emotional mea culpa, some are questioning Len Brown's ability to lead the Super City.

Manukau Mayor Len Brown has confessed to making another personal purchase on his credit card - this time a $59 Xmas ham for the family table.

Progressive Enterprises plans to build five new stores.