Diagnosed with CTE and crippled with anxiety, depression and confusion, Billy Guyton donated his brain to science. To the medical profession and future generations, it's a gift. To NZ Rugby, it's surely an alarm bell. Mark Crysell reports.

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'Any funds raised through the (congestion charging) regime need to be looked at as compensation for the communities paying the charge.'

Henderson said any revenue must be 'directly invested back into those communities so they have real transport options'

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So a majority of Auckland Councillor went Nimby and voted against progressing walkable catchment upzoning, despite this being consistent with Chris Bishop's direction.

177,000 more Aucklanders living within 500 metres of a frequent bus route thanks the the Climate Action Targeted Rate

Nice one Richard Hills!

40% uplift in Te Atatu and Henderson in people taking the bus since the new routes. Booyah.

#LoveTheWest

Heard at Planning Committee some colleagues agreeing that our housing situation is a crisis, yet using that as an argument in favour of constraining supply. I don't get it.

We are finally making progress in tackling our housing crisis, let's push on and finish the job.

100%

Begging nearly everyone on the planet to learn that when taking a photo with writing in it, you can go into your Gallery, and edit it so the writing isn't backwards

You really want Egan for origin. I get that Robson is playing well, but a 14 needs impact, and Egan's running game too hard to ignore for that role.

More than 80 ANZAC parades and services are set to take place in communities across Auckland this year.

I'll be heading to the dawn service again at Waikumete then to the Swanson and Titirangi services. Where will you be commemorating Anzac this year?

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The supermarket at the airport precinct is still a Countdown

Can't remember the last time a fullback got hooked eh. After so much improvement we really saw 2023 Sloan last night.

Good on Flanno for showing the toughness in his coaching he wants to see in the players

C'mon Webby, it's times like these you turn to a good Westie lad. Throw a debut to Te Atatu's favourite son Zyon Maiu'u!

Another beautiful West Auckland day! :) simply gorgeous out there today fam, our rivers are glistening and our maunga are as always providing a beautiful backdrop to a fantastic day ahead

A huge thank you to the 1,560 residents of the Waitakere ward that submitted on our Long Term Plan :) I can't wait to have a read

#WorkingForWesties

If there's one value I hold deeply, it's that housing is a human right and that everyone deserves a warm, dry home.

Our city has gone from an international basket case to a case study, and yet still we aren't perfect by any means. Let's keep going.

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Have learned that community facebook pages in South and East Auckland are called 'Grapevines', but in the West, we just call them community pages

Weird cultural variance, especially when we have a historic relationship with actual grapevines

Coming around to a view that any funds raised through a congestion charging regime needs to be ringfenced, and spent for the public transport needs of those communities affected by the charge

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A story about a little guy that lives in a blue world...

We're so back

#DragonsFire