As is his usual style of tabloid "gutter" reporting, Edward Rooney at The Aucklander/NZ Herald doesn't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

Statements by Newmont Waihi Gold Company and other miners (NZ Herald 18 March)1 that they are not interested in Coromandel conservation areas simply cannot be trusted, says Coromandel Watchdog spokesperson Denis Tegg.

Labour's Auckland Issues spokesperson, Phil Twyford says "Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide is misleading Aucklanders on a daily basis as the list of super city critics grows longer and longer."

A website gaining a lot of attention of recent has been found to be fake and malicious.

The site www.bishoptamaki.org.nz has been the source of commentary by Brian Rudman in the NZ Herald today.

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"The government should release the report of the Whanau Ora taskforce and open up this major initiative involving millions of taxpayers dollars to full public consultation," says PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott.

Renowned for their striking aerial sequences THE DUST PALACE has recently evolved beyond an informal partnership to a limited liability company to cope with the increasing demand for their salacious and highly stylized theatrical productions.

Plans to excavate gold from the foreshore near Thames (NZ Herald 8 February - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10624752 ) are "harebrained and dangerous" says Denis Tegg, spokesperson for environmental group Coromandel Watchdog.

Loyalty New Zealand (LNZ), the operator of Fly Buys, has opened a new Auckland office and made three appointments to complete its team and to strengthen its nationwide presence.

Neil Finn has crafted some of the most memorable lyrics and melodies in music starting with those first bars of 'One Step Ahead' and 'I Got You' and is one of the most gifted songwriters to perform on the world stage in the last 25 years.