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• Auckland Art Gallery

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 163
  The principal art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, this venue features the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand. The gallery was established in 1888 and was the first permanent art gallery in New Zealand. It still remains the largest art institution in the country to date, and ...
  21 hours ago

• Shaver shop

  
  Auckland Daily Photo — Authority: 129
  The Shaver shop on Pitt Street at the intersection with K Road
  22 hours ago

• Even Australasian gannets divorce: Study

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Wellington, Nov 24 (ANI): Defying previous beliefs about Australasian gannets, researchers at Auckland University have said that these seabirds are not monogamous, but have a significant “divorce” rate.Research leader Steffi Ismar said that the divorce rate from one breeding season to the next was about 40 per ...
  23 hours ago

• Queen Street – Auckland

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 530
  Walking down Queen Street this morning Adam wondered just what the Auckland City Council had spent over NZ$40 million on. The pavers seemed badly laid and many were such as to present a possible danger to the elderly or unsteady of foot. The native trees looked poorly. If this is an example of potentail ability of ...
  1 day ago

• A session at the magnificent Basin

  
  NewsWire.co.nz — Authority: 137
  THE picturesque Basin Reserve again provided the perfect venue for provincial cricket as Wellington and Auckland took to the pitch last week. New Zealand’s famous cricketing ground, known for its grassy banks where spectators can relax and watch the game, was bathed in sunlight during the first session of ...
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• Wardfire

  
  g.blog — Authority: 403
  David Farrar over at Kiwiblog has replied on the subject of unbalanced supercity wards , accusing critics of simply having a go at Rodney Hide. I shall oblige and leave the minister of local government out of this, and instead focus on the undemocratic shambles that this new supercity plan is building. Farrar claims ...
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• Gerrymandering Auckland city

  
  The Standard — Authority: 609
  Due to recovering from a cold over the weekend, I haven’t had time to blog about the super-shitty electoral boundaries released on friday in traditional style. However jarbury has done a great analysis over at the Auckland Transport blog . If you look at the all-important councillors, the striking thing is the ...
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• Labour selections

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 631
  The Herald reports : Labour’s nominations for Auckland Central and four other seats it views as winnable opened on Friday as part of a strategy to get recognisable candidates on the ground early. I may be wrong, but I can not recall any other time when a party has gone to candidate selection (for a seat not ...
  1 day ago

• My World Tuesday

  
  A Walk Through Auckland — Authority: 129
  North Head is a very old volcano situated at the entrance of the Waitemata Harbour. Because of its view of the inner harbour and the Hauraki Gulf, it was a very important lookout and defence site first for Maori and later for Europen settlers. The Ngati Paoa tribe first settled here until the late 1700s when they ...
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• Ward Populations

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 631
  Several on the left has expressed outrage that the Local Government Commission boundaries for the new Auckland Council has the two rural areas with a smaller population per Councillor, than the urban areas. They blame this on Rodney Hide and the Government. But in fact what has happened is very common, as I will ...
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• Sunday in the park

  
  Auckland Daily Photo — Authority: 129
  Cornwall Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon
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• Debate Over New Transport Agency Structure begins

  
  Auckland Trains — Authority: 142
  Criticism has begun of the structure for the new Auckland Transport Agency which shows a similar structure to the one proposed for the Auckland Council. The difference is that the transport structure splits the organisation into operating, infrastructure and finance areas. Manukau Mayor Len Brown says it needs ...
  2 days ago

• Sun Kissed

  
  A Walk Through Auckland — Authority: 129
  Tamaki Yacht Club, situated on Tamaki Drive, overlooks the Waitemata Harbour
  2 days ago

• Escape to India with Qantas ends Nov 30

  
  Travelscoop — Authority: 148
  A great choice of land and flight options on offer! 3 nights from $2085 pp share twin. Prices are ex Auckland, Ex Wellington from $2058 Ex Christchurch from $2058. YOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES: 3 nights accommodation. Valid for sales to 30 Nov 09. Valid for travel commenced 1 Feb 10 & completed 31 Mar 10 (unless [...]
  2 days ago

• Why Employ an Auckland Building Maintenance Company?

  
  Naked News — Authority: 174
  In order to extend the life and the attractiveness of your building, proper maintenance is significant. Though you can engage contractors to do the inspecting and cleaning for you, it would be a more fitting idea if you just appoint a company that delivers Auckland building maintenance services. These groups ...
  2 days ago

• Cornwall Park morning

  
  Auckland Daily Photo — Authority: 129
  Foggy morning at Cornwall Park Click image to enlarge
  3 days ago

• Arise, Sir Rodney Bjelke-Petersen

  
  g.blog — Authority: 403
  Sir Joh would have been proud. Back in the1970s and 1980s one of New Zealand’s more infamous emigrants, the corrupt and racist Queensland Premier the late Sir Joh Bjelke-Peterson held onto power by what became known as the Bjelke-mander under which electorate boundaries were drawn so that rural electorates ...
  3 days ago

• Scenic Sunday

  
  A Walk Through Auckland — Authority: 129
  Walking along Tamaki Drive with the view towards Mt Victoria and Northead , two dormant volcanoes on Aucklands North Shore. Please take the time to visit Scenic Sunday for photos of other participants. Thank you!
  3 days ago

• Less representation is a good thing? Yeah right!

  
  Brad Heap — Authority: 126
  David Farrar at Kiwiblog this morning posts that under the new structure for the Auckland council the total number of elected representatives drops from 258 to 147 and then proceeds to say “I’d say 111 less Councillors etc is a good start!”. How is it that less representation is good? Currently with 258 ...
  3 days ago

• Number of Auckland local body politicians

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 631
  Stuff reports : Auckland will be ruled by 146 politicians – more than there currently are in Parliament – under the new Supercity structure, it was revealed today. Actually it is 147 politicians – they forgot the Mayor. What I thought would be interesting is how many there are at the moment. The changes ...
  3 days ago

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