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1:22PM
Record crowds for Auckland Lantern Festival More than 250,000 people enjoyed the 2011 Auckland Lantern Festival over the weekend, breaking all previous attendance records for the event. 507 views

11:53AM
Free waterfront breakfast for all Auckland cyclists On your bike Auckland: Mayor Len Brown is inviting the region's cyclists to join him for a free breakfast to celebrate Go By Bike day. 559 views

9:25AM
A brief history of Auckland Anniversary Weekend Auckland Anniversary Day is a public holiday established by Governor William Hobson in 1842. 437 views

9:22AM
Eventful Auckland Anniversary Weekend coming The invitation is out: Auckland is celebrating its 171st birthday and Mayor Len Brown says there are a “massive” range of events planned for the holiday weekend of 28 to 31 January. 284 views

12:59PM
Public fireworks display to welcome the new year Auckland will welcome 2011 with the biggest fireworks display since the millennium celebrations. 312 views

4:02PM
Auckland to host major global economic competitiveness conference Auckland has been named as the host for the 2011 conference of The Competitiveness Institute, a week-long global economic and commerce summit that will bring more than 400 international business leaders, policy makers and researchers to the city. 280 views