A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. In most parts of the world, cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very modest population, or a suburban or even mostly rural character, are designated as cities. City can also be a synonym for "downtown" or a "city centre".

A city usually consists of residential, industrial and business areas together with administrative functions which may relate to a wider geographical area. A large share of a city's area is primarily taken up by housing, which is then supported by infrastructure such as roads, streets and often public transport routes such as a rapid transit system. Lakes and rivers may be the only undeveloped areas within the city. The study of cities is covered extensively in human geography.

"The city is a human habitat that allows people to form relations with others at various levels of intimacy while remaining entirely anonymous." (This definition was the subject of an exhibition at the Israeli pavilion at the 2000 Venice Biennale of architecture)

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Derailment blocks main trunk line near Levin
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:46:12 +1200
A train derailment has blocked the main trunk line north of Levin this afternoon. There were no injuries reported and the line was expected to remain closed until tomorrow at the earliest. The train involved was a northbound...
Newstalk ZB face police complaint over political radio shows
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:18:01 +1200
Newstalk ZB is in the firing line over an alleged breach of the Electoral Finance Act. The Electoral Commission has referred a complaint from Electoral Finance Act opponent John Boscawen about talkback programmes hosted by Labour...
Fonterra donates to Chinese charity after melamine scandal
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 +1200
Fonterra, its reputation bruised by its part in the recent Chinese contaminated milk scandal, says it is donating $5 million to a charity aimed at helping China's children and mothers. The money - $US5 million ($NZ8.3m) will be...
Two youths arrested over church bashing
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:08:30 +1200
Two Nelson youths have been arrested for a bashing which cost a Foxton man his right eye. The youths, aged 14 and 17, have been charged jointly with aggravated robbery and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The...
Husband who missed margarine special collects $3m Lotto win
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:48:26 +1200
A frustrated quest for a supermarket special had a happy ending for a Wanganui couple who scooped more than $3 million in winnings in this week's Big Wednesday draw. The couple did not realise they had the winning ticket, until...
Labour trailing by three points in new poll
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:04:10 +1200
National has shed seven percentage points in a shock poll which puts Labour trailing by just 3 per cent. The latest New Zealand Morgan Poll released today puts National's support at 40.5 per cent with Labour climbing 1 point to...
Schoolboy who admitted hold-ups facing jail
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:36:25 +1200
A judge has signalled a hefty prison term for an 18-year-old schoolboy who admitted confronting tellers at two Christchurch banks with an imitation pistol. The parents of John Anthony Fraser, of Spreydon, have been in court for...
Depressed and anxious man missing
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:01:11 +1200
Police are looking for a depressed and anxious man missing from his Masterton home for nearly a fortnight. His family have expressed concerns about his wellbeing. Masterton police today launched an appeal for sightings of Brendon...
Man too drunk to recall assaulting mother-in-law
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +1200
A Rotorua man told police he was too drunk to recall a domestic dispute during which he assaulted his mother-in-law. James Aryan McLeod, 25, Rotorua planter, was yesterday sentenced to six months' jail after earlier pleading guilty...
Armed police arrest seriously injured man
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +1200
A fifth man wanted by police following a family dispute at Haupara Bay, near Lake Rotoiti, has been arrested. A 47-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and was arrested following an armed offenders squad callout...
A380's quiet cabin with a view
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:26:12 +1200
At first glance it didn't look that big ... but as soon as we got close to Qantas' A380 and saw it alongside all the other planes it was obvious what a monster we were about to fly on. First class passengers I spoke to said they...
Man found in crashed ute named
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:56:05 +1200
The Hawke's Bay man who died when his vehicle crashed into a ditch on the East Cape, north of Gisborne, has been named. Rua Joseph Morrell, 56, from Pakipaki, 8km southwest of Hastings, was found dead yesterday at the wheel of...

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