What I really want to know is what "Auckland's Design Guardians" have been doing for the last 20 years while all manner of crap has been bulit anywhere and everywhere.

Let's face it, Auckland as a whole can't even agree to chop a tree down without expending vast quantities of effort and angst. I think a nice unilateral decision from Wellington would make a whole lot of sense.

While I'm at it, how can you possibly have the gall to stand up and abuse the company (Fletchers) of which you are a part-owner for gaining a multi-million dollar contract for which really there are no moral issues involved at all? and that's speaking as a socialist (possibly former the older I get ...)

I heard a interview on bFM yesterday about a film maker who made a documentary about the real guy from Dog Day Afternoon - "Based on a true story"? He seemed to have been brought out by the Doco channel, any word on when that's on?