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Commuters face more rail shutdowns

Auckland rail services face another extended summer shutdown because of a six-month delay to a major component of the region's $1.16 billion electrification project.

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Unitary Plan: Potential conflicts loom

A plan to change Aucklanders' way of life through intensification is coming under attack as people wake up to the implications for their neighbourhoods.

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Big bucks back misinformation

Write a regular column on sustainability and it's natural to discuss climate-change facts and issues from time to time.

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Man sentenced for indecent assault after giving girl synthetic cannabis

Man sentenced for indecent assault after giving girl synthetic cannabis

A 43-year-old man who gave a 12-year-old girl synthetic cannabis and put his hand up her skirt when she passed out avoided being sent to jail today. The judge hit out against legal highs during sentencing, they were filling up her courtroom and causing widespread social problems. Long-time cannabis and synthetic user Kirk Daniel Rutledge, 42, had smoked the then-legal Tai High before going to Woodham Park in Dallington, Christchurch, last year. The young girl, truant from school, approached him and asked him for a cigarette. After sharing a cigarette, Rutledge then offered her one of his synthetic…

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