The giant kauri at the centre of a protest in West Auckland will be allowed to stay, it's been revealed in an open letter released by the properties' owners.

Auckland Council says its mistake in calculating rates owed by activist Penny Bright was a one-off, and does not indicate a wider issue.

Rates activist Penny Bright has won a legal victory in her long-running battle against Auckland Council.

A man who slept in the branches of a 500-year-old kauri in protest of plans to axe the native tree says he's prepared to stay there for 'as long as it takes'.

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has weighed in on the battle to stop a 500-year-old kauri from being chopped down in Auckland.

Auckland Transport is offering free parking for hundreds of electric vehicles that it hopes will be provided for a public car-sharing scheme.

Contractors had been due to chop down the tree this morning but left saying they did not have the power to remove protesters.

Auckland's volunteer surf lifeguards are raising their hands for help - up to eight facilities need improvement over the next decade, says Surf Life Saving Northern Region.

Auckland will issue a worldwide call for investors in an electric car-share scheme such as those in North American and European cities.

Jon Rennie and Nick Strauchan of Athfield Architects show off the new $7.8m Devonport Library.

Auckland Council officers were aware of big problems with an IT project for months before they informed Mayor Len Brown and councillors, official documents show.

What is being done to fix the dangerous intersection at the bottom of the Bullock Track at Western Springs?

Questions have been raised about Precinct Properties' planned $550 million 35-level Auckland tower.

A $2 motorway toll in Auckland will largely go to widen roads, not build better public transport and cycleways, a debate on transport issues was told last night.

Love or hate the idea of Precinct Properties' 36-level, $550 million downtown Auckland waterfront skyscraper, let's get the negatives out of the way first.

Auckland Airport is resisting pressure from a community group to soundproof homes under new flight paths north of Manukau Harbour.

The Auckland Council seems to be constantly surprised by decisions of its subordinate bodies.

Auckland Council and commercial landlord Precinct Properties have struck a deal to allow the City Rail Link tunnels to run beneath a $550 million, 36-level downtown office and shopping tower.

Protesters angry that Auckland’s port company are expanding further into the harbour have taken over Queens Wharf this morning.

A big step forward in the City Rail Link project has been announced, revealing details of underground tunnels built near the waterfront.

Details of a new $550m tower for downtown Auckland have been released - the deal to build means one of the last City Rail Link hurdles has been cleared.

Tolls received full or partial backing from 53 per cent of those submissions and higher rates and fuel tax received 37 per cent support.

SkyCity will have made $27 million out of the convention centre deal by 2017 without even turning the first sod, the Green Party claims.