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Public Address 09/12/03 - Local Bodycount

Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 2:06 pm
Column: HARD NEWS from Russell Brown

PUBLIC ADDRESS 09/12/03 - Local bodycount

Pompous *sses | Dec 09, 2003 09:53
Russell Brown's Hard News

It's exactly a year since the Auckland City Council sold half its shares in Auckland Airport, allowing the mayor, John Banks, to brag incessantly that the council was debt-free. The council got $4.90 for its 38 million shares. Last night they closed at $6.85 ...
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