Auckland

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An occasion so impressive it made me do something I thought I never would.

Oh no… I think I’ve fallen for Auckland FC

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Would you rather have better services or pay lower rates?

What every Aucklander needs to know about the long-term plan

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The Cross Street Music Festival represented the best of Karangahape Road.

Karanga-a-Hape’s unique beauty was on full display over the weekend

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This sinking century-old arterial, built atop a rubbish dump, is getting a well-needed renovation.

Why is Auckland’s Meola Road closed this summer?

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A mana whenua-led project combines tikanga with innovative technology to bring a spectacular light show to a formerly uninviting underpass.

Waimahara: Myers Park and the reindigenisation of central Auckland

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Luckily there's a whole bunch of fakes ones that can be the first to go.

Hear me out: Auckland has too many suburbs

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Māngere is currently far from a cycling haven, but locals want to change that. 

How Māngere plans to become the cycling capital of the Pacific

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A new train station isn't the only upgrade proposed for the city's creative precinct.

Future-proofing the Karangahape Road neighbourhood

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‘Don't fucking come and talk to me, write a submission,’ reckons Mayor Wayne Brown. So how do you do that?

A dummy’s guide to having your say on the Auckland budget

Fiáin d'Leafy

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How I moved house entirely by bike

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Historic waterways reemerged during Auckland's devastating deluge – taking the city 200 years back into the past.

Auckland’s ferocious floods took the city back in time

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It was dark when Louisa Opetaia got out of bed and stepped into a rising tide.

After the flood: a Māngere evacuee recalls that terrible Friday, and what happened next

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Auckland mayor not available for comment.

Tory Whanau launches recruitment drive in Wayne’s world

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Launching his campaign office, Molloy took aim at his rivals, saying of Efeso Collins, 'He’d look beautiful mounted on that wall.'

Leo Molloy pledges ‘slugfest’ as first public poll for Auckland mayoralty shows dead heat

'Slugfest': Molloy and Collins neck and neck in first public poll on Auckland mayoralty

Viv Beck Election 2020

For the candidate seeking to cement the right-leaning vote, the mantra is clear: We don't talk about Leo.

Viv Beck and the plan to break the centre-left stranglehold on the Super City mayoralty

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With Auckland in the midst of an omicron outbreak, the world's largest Polynesian dance festival has gone virtual.

With ASB Polyfest going online-only, students are cheering on their school from the couch

Jemaima Tiatia-Seath

The public health expert tells Sela Jane Hopgood about her new role as the University of Auckland's acting pro vice chancellor Pacific.

What can you get out of Pacific studies? Just look where Jemaima Tiatia’s at now

Angry businessman shouting out car window

Every weekday morning, a group of Auckland city commuters fight to claim one of 10 free car parks. How long can this 'secret oasis' last?

It’s car vs car on the central Auckland street where parking is free

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Are long-awaited renovations to Tāmaki Makaurau’s ageing entertainment hub finally under way?

Something is happening at Skyworld

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An appreciation of the city that's forever changing.

I love you, Tāmaki Makaurau

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Pets of The Spinoff tuned in to RNZ Concert last night to catch its special programme designed to chill them out. Did it work?

The great Spinoff pet review of RNZ Concert’s Guy Fawkes programme

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Day three of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day three: Today, Tomorrow, Timaru

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The ideal candidate for a foreign exchange is personable, adventurous and charismatic enough to transcend the language barrier. I was none of these things.

My Greatest Trip: My awkward high-school exchange to Germany

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Pressure to visit as many European destinations as possible is causing harm to local communities and the climate. Is there an alternative?

New Zealanders in London are engaging in competitive ‘overtourism’. Can we redeem the classic OE?

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Tensions over tobacco regulations hit boiling point in parliament yesterday.

Conflicts over conflicts: Why perception in politics matters

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Police say they shouldn't be first responders to mental health incidents, but is the health system ready to take over?

The police pullback on mental health callouts, explained

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A cheap tent, overnight lows in the single digits and a four-legged friend for company – what could possibly go wrong?

I survived a night camping with my dog

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Exclusive: New messages released under the OIA show Rainbow acknowledged he 'didn't get the HRC job' – then suddenly he did. 

‘I didn’t get the HRC job’: Stephen Rainbow’s Human Rights Commission appointment just got weirder

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Day two of one man's foolish attempt to travel from the bottom of the country using only public transport.

The longest commute, day two: Joel makes it to Dunedin

Who’s getting the blue tick – Goff? Swarbrick? Crone? Bright? Let us show you the way.

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The Spinoff’s War for Auckland psy-ops division has emerged from their underground bunker with their picks for Auckland mayor. 

 to discover on whom The Spinoff has bestowed its coveted mayoral seal of approval.

THE TOP THREE CONTENDERS FOR THE SPINOFF’S COVETED BLUE TICK

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Who's getting the blue tick – Goff? Swarbrick? Crone? Bright? Let us show you the way.

The Spinoff

AucklandSeptember 20, 2016

The Spinoff announces its mayoral endorsement

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AucklandSeptember 20, 2016

The Spinoff announces its mayoral endorsement

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