BusinessAuckland's Civic building on the blockOnce it was Auckland's tallest office building. Soon it could be converted into dozens of apartments or a hotel.07 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArts fight back at the squareThe city's arts, culture and civic precinct around Aotea Square is fighting back against the drift of corporate offices, apartments, shops and restaurants.06 Sep 05:00 PM
KahuLegal threat ahead of council funding voteThe head of a panel that selects Auckland Council's Maori advisers threatened councillors with personal legal action over a vote to release ratepayer money.05 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandParking ticket blitz u-turnAuckland Transport has done a 180 on more than two dozen fines issued in a 2am parking blitz.01 Sep 06:41 AM
Freight and logisticsAuckland Transport 'can't accommodate growth'Auckland Transport has less money to spend on capital works this year, says chief executive David Warburton.01 Sep 02:27 AM
New ZealandAuckland to miss out on online votingAucklanders won't be able to choose their next council at the click of a mouse because it is too big.29 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand$4.2b to be invested in Auckland's transportThe Government and Auckland Council have today signed off terms of reference setting out how central and local government will work together to develop the city's transport system.27 Aug 04:27 AM
New ZealandRalston considers running for CouncilMedia personality Bill Ralston says he is seriously looking at running for a seat on Auckland Council next year.26 Aug 11:44 PM
New ZealandFirefighter fumes over parking fineAn Auckland firefighter fined for parking his engine at a bus stop has hit out at what he calls over-zealous traffic wardens.26 Aug 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsCourt refuses City Rail Link appealA major roadblock has been unblocked after the Environment Court refused to rule in favour of a powerful landlord.26 Aug 12:35 AM
New ZealandCouncil driver busted for illegal parkAuckland Transport wardens who fined more than two dozen residents for parking on footpaths were not so quick to nab a council driver for doing the same thing.25 Aug 12:44 AM
New ZealandCouncil stands firm on heritageThe Auckland Council is holding the line on rules to protect the city's built heritage after being advised they are a burden on landowners seeking to develop their properties.24 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBan window washers: 'It's a nightmare'An attack on a motorist who refused to have his windscreen washed at a South Auckland intersection has sparked renewed calls for the practice to be outlawed.24 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessBowls clubs could also be soldA review of Auckland Council's sport and recreation assets not only involves 13 golf clubs valued at $200 million-plus, but also all the council's bowling clubs.24 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWindow washers allegedly attack driverBrawl took place at a petrol station near the intersection of Great South Road and Cavendish Drive near Manukau after a run-in with a motorist and the washers.24 Aug 04:43 AM
New Zealand2am ticketing 'does not make sense'Auckland Transport should have exercised discretion before ticketing 27 residents at 2am for parking with two wheels on the kerb of a narrow Auckland street, says the Automobile Association.23 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Why do Aucklanders fear council debt?If you could take out a mortgage fixed for 12 years at 4.01 per cent to invest in an asset that lasts decades, would you?22 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFury at 2am ticket blitzResidents of two narrow Auckland streets are furious that council parking wardens fined 27 of them in a 2am blitz on cars with two wheels on the kerb.21 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCity weighs up billion dollar planAuckland Council is reviewing its ownership of the Britomart precinct alongside an asset sales programme canvassing everything from airport shares to the city's art treasures.21 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandQuestions over response to floodingReview of council's response to flooding during the storm of July 15 reveals media knew more about its effects than its own civil defence emergency managers.21 Aug 05:39 AM
Sport'Unfair' pay-as-you play droppedAuckland Council has agreed to drop - for now - the controversial sports field charges which were imposed only on clubs in the central part of the Super City.20 Aug 06:13 AM
Infrastructure reportInfrastructure Report: Accord gives council more flexible powersThe accord's goal is to have 39,000 new sections and dwellings consented by October 2016.19 Aug 01:00 PM
BusinessAuckland GDP rising 3.7pc annuallyThe latest Auckland Economic Quarterly has identified the city's growth across the job market retail spending and construction.19 Aug 04:19 AM
New ZealandApartment opposition hits new heightsA plan for a five-storey apartment block in Birkenhead is fuelling the intensification-versus-housing choice debate.17 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessDeveloper eyes special-school landA development company wants to build up to 150 homes on a site that includes playing fields used by the country's biggest special school.17 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuHuman bones keep restaurant shutA beachfront restaurant at Long Bay Regional Park is facing its third summer of closure as Auckland Council tries to manage concerns over ancient human bones.16 Aug 06:15 PM
New ZealandDesperate times, desperate measures?Desperate buyers are making high pre-auction offers in the hope of cutting competition in the property market.15 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandGrass isn't greener for every courseAuckland Council is reviewing its ownership of 13 golf courses worth more than $40 million, as pressure builds to find space for thousands of new homes in the city.14 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: One answer for two city problemsWhy don't Auckland councillors jump on a bus and take a study trip south to the People's Project's Garden Place headquarters in Hamilton, asks Brian Rudman.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandLA jaunt scores mugs, ideasAuckland Mayor Len Brown led 13 other members of the council family and a business delegation of 43 to Los Angeles - and returned with a bunch of mugs.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandSuburbs could get more apartments"It is a sea change ... one that very few people would have seen coming" - Herne Bay Residents Association chairwoman Christine Cavanagh.12 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFamilies take land dispute to courtSeveral families are demanding Auckland Council return Te Atatu harbour land to them, and have taken their fight to the Court of Appeal.12 Aug 04:46 AM
