http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Auckland City en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:25:06 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=164 Would you believe that I first visited the French Cafe more than 25 years ago? My mother had discovered this "new place" in Symonds St. Behind the unassuming shopfront lay a world of food and fashionable people we didn't know existed.... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632814&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 In an unusual move, the mortgagee seller of a shopping arcade at 100 Queen Rd, Panmure, is offering to leave in finance for an approved buyer. The 1700sq m, two-storey stand-alone arcade on a 979sq m site is in the heart of Panmure's... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633025&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Two Newmarket units set up as a Korean restaurant and a vacant office floor in the heart of the Auckland CBD are being marketed as possible walk-in and set-up business opportunities. The three vacant strata unit properties will... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633023&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Galatos Lodge, a 1960s commercial building converted to residential accommodation in the late 90s, is being sold as a freehold going concern with an enviable year-round occupancy rate of 97 per cent. The lodge at 1 Galatos St,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633017&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The historic five-level building containing the well known O'Carroll's pub and which once housed one of Auckland's early newspapers in Vulcan Lane is being offered for sale. Known as the Leon Brook building at 10 Vulcan Lane, the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633003&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Some of New Zealand's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal. The Education Ministry introduced national standards in schools at the beginning of this... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633077&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:06:40 +1200 A cyclist who collapsed while riding on Auckland's North Shore yesterday has been identified but remains seriously ill in hospital. The man collapsed while riding on Upper Harbour Drive and was taken to hospital. Police said... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633039&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:22 +1200 Jean-Jacques Bourvis is not only an enthusiastic and knowledgeable maitre d', he is also clairvoyant. How do I know this? Because the second bottle of Clos Marguerite arrived before we had even decided to order it. We would have... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10633019&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 We came here because a visit to Ponsonby's boutiques was called for, but first there were hunger pangs to satisfy. Parking was scarce, but we managed to find one not far away after a trip around the block. We walked in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632992&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Port of Tauranga is paying $15 million for all of Tapper Transport, with the main aim of increasing business through the port's inland Auckland facility MetroPort. The agreement includes a two-year earn out provision, with a maximum... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632762&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:34 +1200 Auckland City Council has fast-tracked a $4 million upgrade of the payment machines at four inner-city parking buildings after thieves hacked the system and obtained the credit card details of tens of thousands of commuters. Details... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632707&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:10 +1200 The Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman ( Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ; All The President's Men ) summed up Hollywood in his terrific 1983 memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade with the single memorable line "Nobody... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632396&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A restaurant worker sacked after being discriminated against because of his sexual orientation has been awarded has been awarded nearly $15,000. The Employment Relations Authority found that the man, whose name was not disclosed,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632590&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:41:50 +1200 If two people know the business of fashion events it is Pieter and Myken Stewart. This dynamic mother and daughter team has been running New Zealand Fashion Week for 10 years - working closely with designers, international buyers... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632553&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 The resignation of Auckland War Memorial Museum director Dr Vanda Vitali yesterday has brought calls for her museum trust board bosses to be dismissed. Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey said last night he was bitterly disappointed at... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632505&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:19 +1200 New Zealand's top designers showed off their autumn/winter collections at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Festival last night, before this weekend's "garage sale" of designer bargains. More than 1200 guests packed into an Auckland... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632513&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:20 +1200 An Auckland college is to delay the start of the school day by an hour once a week so staff can undergo curriculum and professional development training. From the start of term two, Western Springs College, which has nearly 1000... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632464&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:12 +1200 Seven years after leaving our shores, New Zealand has the America's Cup trophy back in its possession - but only for three days. The Auld Mug is on public display at the Voyager, New Zealand Maritime Museum, before going home to... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632470&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:11 +1200 An Auckland car dealership has been fined $18,000 for misleading customers over a "zero per cent interest" finance rate. Tristram European Limited was fined yesterday in the North Shore District Court after pleading guilty to five... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632499&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Auckland City councillors will today try to convince the unelected directors of its council-controlled water organisation to give ratepayers a rebate worth up to $44. But last night, finance committee chairman Doug Armstrong said... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-city/news/article.cfm?l_id=164&objectid=10632458&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200