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Auckland: a tale of two cities
Greg Clark, global cities advisor, visited Auckland last week. Here’s what he had to say about growth, liveability and housing.
Top tips to consider when hiring a builder
There are a number of handy tips and tricks to look out for when choosing a builder.
Māori phrase of the week
Practise your te reo Māori each week with a new phrase.
Top tips for building inspections
You might want to hold off the champagne until you’ve got all your green lights from building inspectors.
10 quirky titles in your library
Check out this list of some of the more zany, offbeat book titles at Auckland Libraries.
Zoo tales: Release the skinks!
This week on Zoo Tales, Auckland Zoo travels to Rotoroa Island to release 80 shore skinks.
Auckland rates in top 20 cities for students
Auckland has been named one of the top 20 best cities in the world for students in 2016.
Zoo Tales: Auckland schools go on safari
This year more than 50,000 children and adults came to Auckland Zoo through its education team.
YES indeed, Auckland business is in good hands
Auckland teams have enjoyed success in the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme’s (YES) 2015 national awards held in Wellington on 9 December.
Māori phrase of the week
Practise your te reo Māori each week with a new phrase.
Auckland attracts record numbers of international students
Record numbers of international students are choosing to study in Auckland according to the latest findings in Education New Zealand’s International Education Snapshot.
Budding scientists in south Auckland
Community science projects have kicked off with a hiss and a roar in south Auckland.
Library members love borrowing online
Auckland library members borrowed more than one million e-items from January through to November this year.
Auckland Libraries help kids crack Minecraft code
Steve and Alex from Minecraft are teaming up with President Obama and Auckland Libraries to get kids writing code.
Zoo Tales: Meet the meat eaters!
Carnivores team leader Lauren introduces us to her team.
Splash around safely this summer
Summer is a great time for a splash in the pool, but owning a pool also comes with responsibilities.
