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Sack the museum board, says mayor
The resignation of Auckland War Memorial Museum director Dr Vanda Vitali has brought calls for her museum trust board bosses to be dismissed.
Ratepayers begin paying Rugby World Cup levy
Some ratepayers have begun paying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but a ratepayers group says the tourism and hospitality industry should pick up the tab.
Mayors, Govt hold talks on leaks crisis
Leaders from worst-affected areas want to strike deal before Super City formed.
Big buys on the block out west
Centre's popularity with shoppers illustrates success of this trailblazing retail development project.
Muso's talent has no Enz
Songwriter extraordinaire Neil Finn is also proving himself adept as a property developer.
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.
Safety problems in state tenants' flats
A block of Auckland apartments leased to state tenants has serious building problems, says a consulting engineer