The top five stories from the past week
1. Dispatch from the Chathams: An interview with the mayor of Chatham Islands District Council Alfred Preece http://bit.ly/ChathamsDC
2. Talking amalgamation: The Local Government Commission has given the thumbs up to a proposed Hawkes Bay amalgamation http://bit.ly/HBamalgam
3. How SH85 ‘The Pigroot’ earned its nickname http://bit.ly/PigRoot
4. Night Moves in Gisborne http://bit.ly/GisborneAirport
5. Open day at Southland gold mine http://bit.ly/WaikaiaGold
