Wellington, May 18 NZPA - Rodney District Council wants an MP, any MP, to support a bill for the district to be left out of the super city.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, March 25 NZPA - North Rodney residents could use protest action to block traffic getting to Auckland City if the Government ignores their plea not to be merged into the new city council.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - The design of the ward system in the new Auckland super council means many areas will not be fairly represented, Green MP David Clendon says.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - Rodney District Council is going to fight to stay out of the Auckland super city council, Mayor Penny Webster said today.

Wellington, Sept 7 NZPA - The proposed boundary of the Auckland super city could be changed again if the communities involved want that to happen, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Auckland, Sept 4 NZPA - Local Government Minister Rodney Hide says he's comfortable with proposed changes to the new Auckland super council.

Wellington, June 26 NZPA - The closure of the Fletcher Building particleboard plant in Kumeu, northwest of Auckland, was confirmed to workers today. The closure had been signalled this month, with the loss of 41 jobs expected.

Wellington, June 8 NZPA - Auckland regional mayors have reacted angrily to a speech in which Prime Minister John Key appeared to give a nod to John Banks as a super city mayoral candidate.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - Rodney Hide, the new minister responsible for cutting red tape, says he's ready to start dealing with the "burdening regulatory compliance" imposed by the Resource Management Act (RMA).