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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.
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Māori phrase of the week
Practise your te reo Māori each week with a new phrase.
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Top tips for building inspections
You might want to hold off the champagne until you’ve got all your green lights from building inspectors.
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10 quirky titles in your library
Check out this list of some of the more zany, offbeat book titles at Auckland Libraries.
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Auckland Domain
With exotic plants, duck ponds, sports fields, bush walks and Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland Domain is perfect for a winter outing.
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Zoo tales: Release the skinks!
This week on Zoo Tales, Auckland Zoo travels to Rotoroa Island to release 80 shore skinks.
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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.
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Zoo Tales: Auckland schools go on safari
This year more than 50,000 children and adults came to Auckland Zoo through its education team.
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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.
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Māori phrase of the week
Practise your te reo Māori each week with a new phrase.
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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.
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Budding scientists in south Auckland
Community science projects have kicked off with a hiss and a roar in south Auckland.
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Library members love borrowing online
Auckland library members borrowed more than one million e-items from January through to November this year.
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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.
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Zoo Tales: Meet the meat eaters!
Carnivores team leader Lauren introduces us to her team.
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Splash around safely this summer
Summer is a great time for a splash in the pool, but owning a pool also comes with responsibilities.