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Hiring cars is a better way to end blues

11 Aug, 2017 5:00am

4 minutes to read

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Who's running the show in Auckland?

22 Jul, 2017 5:00am
11 minutes to read

Who is responsible for managing Auckland's events scene and how much we're paying?

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Kerbside food-waste collection on way

15 May, 2017 2:39pm
3 minutes to read

It's good news for some with a big development in the unification of waste collection.

Terry Dunleavy: Government needs to revisit the 'super city'

11 May, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

The Government needs to take a second look at its "super city" for Auckland.

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Rudman: Send bill to Auckland ratepayers

10 May, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Government created the Super City now it should feed it, not starve it.

NEW ZEALAND

Goff needs to cut Auckland Council costs

11 Apr, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: The Auckland Council's costs need to be cut before mayor asks for more revenue.

PROPERTY

How to buy a home before you turn 30

3 Apr, 2017 9:28am
5 minutes to read

Millennials share how they've managed to buy their first Auckland homes.

NEW ZEALAND

Double-booking appals mourners

27 Jan, 2017 6:08am
4 minutes to read

A double-booking at an Auckland cemetery has left two grieving families devastated.

NEW ZEALAND

Dirty water: Raw sewage flows to harbour

21 Jan, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

It's one of the jewels in the City of Sails' tourism push - but what lies beneath the Auckland Harbour is a very dirty secret.

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Andrew Williams, mayor turned landlord

12 Jan, 2017 11:30am
2 minutes to read

Former North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has shifted to Taupo and is now taking guests and his and wife Jane's Fairbairn House.

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Rudman: Logo lesson would help rein in CCOs

14 Dec, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Great to hear that new mayor Phil Goff plans to herd the cats into the home paddock for a stern lecture on who is boss.

NEW ZEALAND

The Place Desired by Many... really?

12 Nov, 2016 5:00am
5 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: Auckland council bureaucrats have spent $500k on a new city brand, which has already been condemned as "outrageous" by some councillors.

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Brian Rudman: Jump off the brandwagon

2 Nov, 2016 5:00am
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COMMENT: The idea that a perfect brand, will magically make citizens feel great and suck tourists and businessmen down to this country, seems rather silly.

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Rodney Hide: Everyone loves Phil

16 Oct, 2016 5:00am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Phil Goff has the potential to be an excellent mayor. He is capable and personable. I don't know anyone who doesn't like him.

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland - a global city or a backwater?

16 Oct, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Imagine Auckland 20 years from now. If we play our cards right, we'll be living in what Lonely Planet will describe as a destination city.

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How the right went wrong in Auckland

15 Oct, 2016 5:00am
9 minutes to read

The knives are out in the National Party after the centre-right's disastrous result at last weekend's local elections in Auckland.

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Rudman: PM quick to deflate Goff's tyres

12 Oct, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Poor Phil Goff. He's hardly jumped into his new Nissan Leaf mayoral limousine for a honeymoon whirl, when old foe John Key punctures front tyres.

NEW ZEALAND

Phil Goff's options for a deputy mayor

10 Oct, 2016 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Phil Goff's choice for a deputy mayor might be a dramatic break from how his predecessor ran the Super City.

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Editorial: Disillusioned public and a low turnout

10 Oct, 2016 5:00am
3 minutes to read

The turnout for the Auckland Council election was profoundly disappointing. What has happened to the hopes once held for a unified, strongly led city?

NEW ZEALAND

Air NZ bosses 'could rescue Council'

9 Oct, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Former Air NZ bosses could be installed in Auckland Council to rebuild public confidence in the failed institution, says new Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.

NEW ZEALAND

Post your vote today, urge candidates

5 Oct, 2016 5:00am
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Please vote TODAY. Today is the last day to post voting papers to be sure they meet the Saturday deadline for the local body elections.

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Editorial: Don't miss the vote

5 Oct, 2016 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Voters need to assess which of candidates looks more capable of doing so. The elections matter and so does your vote.

Has Len left Auckland a better place?

1 Oct, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

It is hard to dislodge the tawdry episode of Len Brown's workplace affair from any assessment of his legacy, the Weekend Herald says in an editorial.

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Len Brown: The man who died twice

1 Oct, 2016 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Len Brown was the Super City's first mayor. However, it's arguable how he will be most remembered.

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Rudman: Time to secure parks for future

28 Sep, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: If ever there was a time for getting in before developers and land-bankers and acquiring recreational land out for future generations, it is now.

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Greg McKeown: Put council back in control

27 Sep, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Auckland needs a new direction set by the elected representatives not the bureaucracy.

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Link cost rise puts damper on govt deal

14 Sep, 2016 8:55pm
3 minutes to read

Aucklanders may have to stump up extra $300 million for City Rail Link after confirmation the cost has blown out to between $2.8 billion and $3.4 billion.

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Ralston and Lee duke it out

13 Sep, 2016 5:00am
7 minutes to read

It's the battle of the bruisers. Mike Lee versus Bill Ralston for the coveted Waitemata and Gulf seat.

NEW ZEALAND

Mayoral hopefuls share vision for future

12 Sep, 2016 5:00am
9 minutes to read

Criticism said leadership race was between mediocre candidates and called for big ideas. Bernard Orsman asked contenders how they'll do that.

BUSINESS

Auckland: World's 8th most liveable city

18 Aug, 2016 3:58pm
2 minutes to read

Sydney's bumped out of the top 10 as the city of sails moves one step closer to becoming the world's best.

BUSINESS

'Shoebox' apartments for Auckland?

9 Aug, 2016 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Council officers release "major policy shifts" to the latest draft of the Unitary Plan.

BUSINESS

Wharf expansion plan reignites battle

2 Jul, 2016 5:00am
5 minutes to read

A new port battle has erupted after Ports of Auckland flagged fresh plans for a 65m expansion.

BUSINESS

Rachel Smalley: Consensus near on housing crisis

19 May, 2016 12:53pm
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: This is an issue for the entire country because if Auckland doesn't work, the country doesn't work, writes Rachel Smalley. It's our economic powerhouse.

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Barney Irvine: Looming congestion catastrophe can't be ignored

17 May, 2016 11:28am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Aucklanders desperately want new tools that will help to lift the performance of the existing network, and it's time for a much bolder approach to delivering them, writes Barney Irvine.

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Mark Thomas: Homeless plan not working

16 May, 2016 1:02pm
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Let's take action on homelessness which has a better chance of fixing the problem and which returns our pavements to pedestrians.

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Lowest rates rise in years for Aucklanders

14 May, 2016 9:44am
3 minutes to read

Len Brown wrapped up his last budget yesterday with a 2.4 per cent rates rise - the lowest increase in his six budgets as Mayor of Auckland.

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What's wrong with the right?

30 Apr, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Auckland's political right is fragmented and facing failure in the Super City elections, warns former mayor John Banks.

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Water flows with growth

26 Apr, 2016 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Massive housing growth in northwest Auckland is coming with an $800 million bill for new and improved water services.

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City makeover means major disruption

9 Apr, 2016 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Central Auckland is facing years of chaos as several huge building projects get under way to advance the city's international aspirations.

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Critics rail at city-plan pow wow

3 Apr, 2016 10:48pm
2 minutes to read

How many Auckland Council staff does it to take to change a plan? About 40 when it comes to updating the blueprint for the Super City.

NEW ZEALAND

Brian Rudman: Night Mayor could rescue downtown from chaos

30 Mar, 2016 2:06pm
4 minutes to read

Following the rolling brawl in Auckland's Britomart club-lands, heavyweights from the police and Auckland Council squared off over who was to blame, writes Brian Rudman.

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Catriona MacLennan: The hypocrisy of the Auckland Council

3 Mar, 2016 3:01pm
6 minutes to read

It's time for councillors to put their money where their mouth is and adopt a Living Wage in 2016. If they can't do that, they should stop calling Auckland "the world's most liveable city', writes Catriona MacLennan.

BUSINESS

$1b in IT costs 'wasted'

29 Feb, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The Super City has spent $1.24 billion on IT since it was formed in 2010 - enough to pay for the council's half share of the $2.5 billion city rail link.

NEW ZEALAND

Watercare plans to run treatment plants on biogas

28 Feb, 2016 4:00pm
2 minutes to read

It could soon be easier on the environment to have a shower or use the toilet in Auckland.

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Toby Manhire: Unitary Plan debate - where baby boomers heckle the young

26 Feb, 2016 1:57pm
6 minutes to read

We've arrived somewhere pretty dismal when property-owning baby boomers reckon it's okay to publicly mock young people who disagree with them, writes Toby Manhire.

NEW ZEALAND

Council going back to drawing board

25 Feb, 2016 6:50pm
4 minutes to read

The Auckland Council is going back to the drawing board after a majority of councillors scuttled housing density proposals in the city's leafy suburbs on Wednesday.

NEW ZEALAND

Bernard Orsman: Zone backtrack a black mark against leaders

25 Feb, 2016 10:44am
3 minutes to read

Dumping zone changes is another black mark against Mayor Len Brown and his deputy Penny Hulse.

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Sudhvir Singh: Don't let the old guard strangle Auckland's future

24 Feb, 2016 10:18am
4 minutes to read

If we do not see leadership from the council, we will continue to allow an old guard to have a stranglehold over Auckland's future, writes Sudhvir Singh.

BUSINESS

Editorial: Panel should see late bid to alter city plan

24 Feb, 2016 7:21am
3 minutes to read

Many residents' groups in Auckland over the years have fought hard against the schemes of city planners for higher-density housing.

BUSINESS

Tower fix could sting ratepayers

6 Feb, 2016 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Cladding problems on Auckland Council's 31-storey HQ may cost tens of millions to repair.

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