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Letters: Eden Park freebies erode trust; Peters shifts blame

OPINION: 'Twenty-five tickets a year for one councillor doesn't inspire confidence.'

Woolworths property sales, Karangahape Rd plans; $1.1b Canadian moves: Property Insider

Woolworths stores in Te Atatū, Westgate and Mt Roskill have all sold recently.

‘Helipad’ on plans but council says no chopper application sought

The word 'helipad' is on approved plans but the council says no landing rights are sought.

Opinion: New Watercare Charter will deliver better deal for Aucklanders

OPINION: The estimated savings will total around $900 million over four years.

‘We won’t land bank’: Battle looms as council blocks new home zoning in Warkworth

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown opposes land plan as company heads to court.

‘Need a better debt collector’, says Akl mayor as AT struggles to collect millions in fines

Queen St is the biggest trap for fines, with $11m worth issued in one year.

Armed police closed Auckland highway after gunshots fired

Two people have been arrested after armed police responded to reports of gunshots at a rural property near Warkworth. Video / NZ Herald

Auckland stadium debate: Eden Park’s hosting of councillors comes under scrutiny

The revelations come ahead of a crucial vote on Auckland’s future stadium strategy.

Simon Wilson: Can Wayne Brown save us from dumb decisions?

OPINION: The mayor wants council to make better calls – and sometimes they really need to.

Opinion: Theatre’s role in bicultural debate ignored by NZ playwrights

John G. Davies: Perhaps our practitioners are afraid to be labelled.

Chris Bishop v Auckland Council commissioners on K Rd rejection: ‘Insanity ... total nonsense’

The plans failed to meet tests under the RMA, the commissioners' report said.

Billionaire couple’s seawall dispute at $24m waterfront property

The council ordered the pair to stop any more reclamation of coastal marine area.

Simon Wilson: $150b shock – Council v Govt on big Auckland projects

Opinion: Three big surprises came with Auckland Council's infrastructure announcement.

Letters: NZ needs a long-term vision for infrastructure

OPINION: 'Why do we have to spend time and money cleaning up after the incompetents?'

‘It wasn’t a mess’: Woman faces $400 fine for leaving donations outside op shop

The Auckland woman put the bag of glassware and clothes on a ledge by the shop entrance.

‘Most fundamental’ change: LGNZ urges end to postal voting

Local leaders want postal voting replaced with voting booths for future elections.

Auckland Transport plans to remove all parking on one of the city’s busiest roads

A clearway will be extended along Onewa Rd, traffic lights will be synchronised.

Cancer patients left with no hot water in Auckland hospital ward

Transplant patient struggled to wash using kettle-boiled water and disposable bowl.