15 August 2008 - Auckland City Council has selected a dramatic concept as the winner in its international competition to design an outstanding opening bridge on the city's waterfront.

20 AUGUST 2008 - So, a mere eighteen months since the release of their second album 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob', which saw Leeds' Kaiser Chiefs have the best selling UK rock album of last year, they are set to unleash their third long-player.

20 AUGUST 2008 - Good old Kiwi 'can do' has saved the day for thousands of Monopoly fans who voted for New Zealand to be part of the first ever world edition of the game, but missed out by the narrowest of margins.

20 August 2008 - A pilot project to allow international students to work in New Zealand as part of their vocational training has won a Canterbury education provider recognition from peers at the Education New Zealand conference.

20 August 2008 - Auckland Heritage Festival 2008 will involve more than 100 exciting, diverse and interactive events between 20 September and 5 October.

20 August 2008 - Auckland restaurant The Abbey has won the Auckland region formal category in the 11th Monteith's Beer & Wild Food challenge.

19 August 2008 - Lower Hutt's Formway Furniture has signed a license deal with a major United States company for a revolutionary new workplace system and is planning for demand to spiral following prestigious international awards for the product.

19 AUGUST 2008 - Internet meets Gallery at the exhibition like something different at Our City O-Tautahi during August and early September.

19 AUGUST 2008 - First New Studio Album In Eight Years From World's Most Electrifying Rock 'N' Roll Band Premieres 15 Brand New AC/DC Songs.

First Single, "Rock 'N' Roll Train," Slated To Impact Radio Worldwide On August 28

19 August 2008 - Two Unitec students have had the unique opportunity to capture on camera the transformation of Wynyard Quarter, and their images will be a legacy for future generations.