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Budget: Force for growth or status quo

By Marianne Kelly A $6.5 billion Family Incomes Package announced in the recent Budget 2017 is targeted at helping Kiwis struggling with living costs, designed...

Iconic shoreline a shell of its former self

Olympic gold medalist Bruce Kendall recalls walking along the beach in the 70s from his Bucklands Beach home to the Old Bucklands Beach yacht...

New bylaw for indoor domestic fires

Auckland Council’s Governing Body today approved a new bylaw that sets out rules for how Aucklanders can use their indoor domestic fires. The Air Quality...

Budget 2017: An ABBA medley

The 2017 Budget resembles an ABBA medley, according to ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie (see video below). I Have a Dream (delivering for New Zealanders);...

Fight with bureaucrats over road resurfacing

BY MARIANNE KELLY Residents who believe their long street is turning into an arterial road are locked in a battle with Auckland Transport (AT) to...

Lake catchment clean-up plans accelerating

BY MARIANNE KELLY Three years after an action plan was formulated to clean up the seriously-polluted Otara Lake, the Howick Local Board (HLB) is considering...

Ross promoted to senior whip

Prime Minister Bill English has announced the election of National’s new whips following the National Party Caucus this morning. Mr English says the new senior...

Investing in kids’ wellbeing is the key

Ensuring our vulnerable children and young people have a safe, stable and loving home so they can go on to lead successful lives is...

Helping fund Howick public transport

I’m very happy to be writing about our community’s new ferry pier at Half Moon Bay that opened last week with significant Government funding....

Government funding Howick public transport

I’m very happy to be writing about our community’s new ferry pier at Half Moon Bay that opened last week with significant Government funding....
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