Articles by Simon%20Collins
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Auckland
AT vows to fix 550km of potholed roads, but road deaths forecast from funding cuts
Friday, 8 December 2023, 10:51AMThere’ll be a blitz on road maintenance this summer. But safety measures including lower speed limits around schools are...
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Auckland
'Wakey wakey Auckland Council!': Climate group disrupt Auckland Council meeting
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 2:24PMThe climate protest group Restore Passenger Rail has disrupted an Auckland Council meeting this morning, a day after the...
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National
Aerial cable cars: Is this the fast, affordable transport solution Auckland is waiting for?
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 7:49AMAerial cable cars from Botany to the airport. Built within a couple of years for a fraction of the cost of light rail. With...
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Auckland
Auckland Transport defends public transport price hike as 'very light'
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 9:08PMPublic transport fares in Auckland are about to rise again. A 6.2 per cent increase for bus, train and ferry rides was approved...
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Auckland
'Nobody uses it': Mayor Wayne Brown says North Harbour Stadium could be bulldozed
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 8:56PMThe future of the North Harbour Stadium in Albany was thrown into doubt by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown today. Brown told an...
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Politics
'You're the f***ing mayor': Wayne Brown and Leo Molloy's foul-mouthed charity debate
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 4:13PMIt was a night to remember and publican Leo Molloy had organised special cocktails, all named for various people in the media....
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Auckland
'Perfect must not be the enemy of good': Great North Rd finally gets its cycleway
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 3:17PMGreat North Rd is getting a cycleway. Eleven years after the idea was proposed and eight years after plans were drawn up,...
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Politics
'I think we've got it wrong': Luxon wants to change housing density rules
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 9:13PMNational Party leader Christopher Luxon has revealed he intends to change the rules on housing density, if he forms the next...
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National
New bike ferries proposed for Auckland harbour
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 4:35PMA water-taxi business has told Auckland Council it wants to run bike ferries across the Waitematā harbour from next year. Hauraki...
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National
Taieri residents alarmed over property ‘red zoning’
Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:09AMA group of Taieri landowners fear being effectively “red-zoned” with no chance to make changes to their properties. An area...
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Sport
Phoenix climb A-League ladder after impressive win
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 2:10PMBozhidar Kraev inspired the Wellington Phoenix to an impressive 3-0 win over Western United in Tasmania on Friday night. The...
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Sport
Unbeaten run over: Phoenix lose to last-placed team
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 1:06PMMelbourne Victory 3 Wellington Phoenix 1 The Wellington Phoenix’s unbeaten run has ended at four matches with a 3-1 defeat...
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Auckland
Brown clashes with journalists but gets support for his budget
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 5:22PMAuckland Council has voted 20-1 to send mayor Wayne Brown’s annual budget for 2023/24 out for public consultation early in...
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Sport
Penalties aplenty as Phoenix lose in Melbourne
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 10:09AMMelbourne Victory 3Wellington Phoenix 1 The Wellington Phoenix still require three points to confirm an A-League playoff...
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Sport
Makeshift Wellington Phoenix hammered in Newcastle
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 1:12PMWith eight players unavailable, last night's game at Newcastle posed the question: How good is the Wellington Phoenix's depth?...
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Politics
Auckland light rail to slash CBD-airport travel time, second harbour crossing decision in 2023
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:10AMThe Government has chosen its preferred option for a new mass transit service from the city centre to Māngere. It's a light...
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Sport
Improved Football Ferns fade in Korean defeat
Sunday, 28 November 2021, 2:35PMSouth Korea 2 New Zealand 1 The Football Ferns showed some encouraging signs of development but not enough to avoid defeat...
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Politics
Blowout! Auckland harbour tunnels will cost $15 billion
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 9:37AMThe estimated cost of an Auckland harbour crossing by tunnel, as promoted by Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Tuesday,...
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Audio
Second Auckland Harbour Bridge for cyclists, pedestrians confirmed
Friday, 4 June 2021, 7:56AMThe Government has confirmed plans for a brand-new cycling and walking bridge across the Waitematā Harbour - at an estimated...
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Sport
Phoenix's A-League playoff bid suffers double blow
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 11:45AMAdelaide 0Phoenix 0 The Wellington Phoenix's A-League playoff hopes suffered a double blow, held to a scoreless draw in Adelaide...
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Auckland
Queen Street negotiations break down, court date confirmed
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 6:02PMTalks over the future of Queen St have broken down. The lobby group Save Queen Street will file papers in the Auckland High...
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Education
School replaced Shakespeare with magazines to get students through NCEA
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 1:57PMAn Auckland school dumped Shakespeare and replaced him with magazines in a bid to get students through their external exams. The...
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National
Kaipara College student barred from school bus, told to catch ACC-funded taxi
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 6:18PMA boy who has been barred from a school bus by a 117-year-old distance rule has been told to apply for an ACC-funded taxi...
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National
PM and principal's 'frank' talk on blaming Covid victims
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 8:11PMPapatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault says he has had a "frank" discussion with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...