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Auckland: Pedal to the new metal

The newest addition to Auckland's infrastructure takes city cycling to the next level, writes Catherine Smith.

Editorial: Queens Wharf latent under the Cloud

Four years have passed, another Rugby World Cup has been won, and still the "people's wharf", "party central" of 2011, languishes largely forgotten.

What happened to the people's wharf?

Remember the sense of breakthrough when Queens Wharf in downtown Auckland was secured as the people's wharf?

Victoria Crone to decide on Auckland mayoralty run

Xero managing director says she will announce in the next two weeks whether she will seek the Auckland mayoralty.

Pink cycleway opened this morning

The Nelson St cycleway over Auckland's central motorway junction has been painted bright pink and is fitted with flashing LED lights.

Santa parade delights young and old

From 3 to 83, the Farmers Santa Parade delighted everyone who turned out on a sunny day in Auckland.

Glitzy stores pull crowds to Queen St

Shoppers are coming back to Queen St as a range of glitzy stores open on the city's golden mile.

What will happen in your backyard?

INTERACTIVE: Confidential maps show a big squeeze in some of Auckland's poshest and poorest streets.

Brian Rudman: History is being rewritten at every turn

Len Brown would have us believe that nothing happened pre-Super City and that advances since then were all his doing.

Electric vehicle chargers unveiled in CBD

Vector has launched the first rapid electric vehicle chargers in downtown Auckland.

Ratepayers gain from 'greening'

A green overhaul by Auckland Council is expected to save ratepayers nearly three quarters of a million dollars each year.

Teams chosen for WWI memorial design

Mayor Len Brown said the vision for the memorial is that it be a feature about the effects of conflict on the wider community, not solely on military service.

Brian Rudman: Maori board hops over the law

It's rare for politicians to admit their mistakes. Particularly one as recent as Auckland Council's unelected Maori Statutory Board, writes Brian Rudman.

102 houses built out of target of 39,000

Two years after Auckland Council and the Government signed a "housing accord", only 102 houses are known to have been built under its "fast-track" rules.

Cartoon: Auckland housing accord

Rod Emmerson's take on the Auckland housing accord.

V8 racers check out slow lane

The sound of grunty engines filled Auckland's main street yesterday as V8 Supercar drivers cruised a lap ahead of their big weekend at Pukekohe.