$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitely
Auckland Council is 'aware that work is currently paused on the Seascape development'.
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Auckland Council seeks to liquidate Gulf Harbour Country Club owner over unpaid rates
The owner of what was once a 'prestigious facility' is again in financial strife.
Wayne Brown's plan to 'dethrone' Auckland Transport in major CCO shake-up
We ask for information from AT and don't get it, says the mayor.
Government announces new funding access for council-owned water companies
The Government has unveiled changes to allow new council-owned water companies to be able to access more cheap borrowing from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA)
'Covered up': Auckland Council's $315m in 'secret' settlement payouts
Payouts include leaky building claims, employment severance and civil damages disputes.
Jaguars, BMWs abandoned, AT sells hundreds of dumped vehicles
The bane of many a berm: How much are those abandoned cars worth?
'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartments
Several CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.
‘Annoys people a lot’: Harsh edit of AT press release by mayor's office forces CEO apology
Mayor's office: AT should not connect new parking charges with $40m of revenue-raising.
Council battles Māori advisory board over new Watercare chair
Auckland Council says the appointment complies with the rules.
‘We’re prepared to withdraw our children’: Scrap threatens preschool’s future
Parents not happy at board plans to make preschool in upmarket suburb ‘more inclusive’.
'How could you do this?': Tipene Funerals apologises after claims bodies 'treated like rubbish'
A former funeral director at Tipene Funerals allegedly swindled grieving clients.
Ngāti Whātua set to transform skyline of Tāmaki Makaurau
The Auckland iwi has unveiled a Māori-led investment initiative.
Councils urged to control spending as Kiwis face big rates increases
How profligate are councils really?
'He was our first son': Family distraught after microchipped, registered dog euthanised at council shelter
Callaway was put down despite the family saying they called to rearrange collection.
Auckland Council proposal to privatise management of pools prompts warning
There's 42 Auckland pools and leisure centres - 22 are council-run, but maybe no longer.
Property Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens
'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.
NZ Film Commission spends $16k on CEO events amid budget cuts
The Film Commission has thrown two parties apiece for its retiring and incoming CEOs.
'Last resort': Auckland Council selling Ōtara home to recoup $317k unpaid rates bill
The property's owner hasn't made a rates payment in 19 years.
Why your next rates bill will make you angry: Shane Te Pou
OPINION: A dark cloud hangs over local government. Kiwis are about to feel the reality.
Shane Te Pou: Prepare for the reality of a rates-raid on your wallet
Households across the country are going to feel the sting of increased rates.
New open-air, waterfront swimming pool for Auckland this summer
The new pool will have four swimming lanes and a jumping platform.
'High level of disappointment' - no pontoon bridge for Wynyard Quarter
Assurances that the existing bridge would be fixed by December doubted.
Homeowner sues Auckland Council for $18m+ over flooding, stormwater issues
The property flooded twice in 2023 - in Auckland Anniversary weekend's storms and in May.
Four iconic Auckland buildings get earthquake-strengthening funds
The Leys Institute in Ponsonby has been closed since 2019 due to cracking and bowing.
Auckland residents rally to find chook menacing suburb with 3am wake-ups
A poster has been circulating social media in a bid to discover the chook.
Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden
Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.
Traffic management boss says industry not to blame for road cone mania
We do not charge for road cones, says Traffix managing director Michael Eremin.
'Road cone mania': Auckland Mayor says law changes needed to fix city's traffic management woes
Auckland Council is spending $145m a year on road cones and managing traffic.
Opinion: Budget-busting transport planning needs more political debate, not less
OPINION: NZ needs a broader discussion on what Tiriti-led transport policies look like.
Auckland Transport rolls out $50 weekly fare cap
AT users will be charged a maximum $50 a week, regardless of how often they use services.
'Pay up': Council demands $200k from Gulf Harbour Country Club owner for fire costs
Council boss also reveals no applications have been received from the owner for changes.
$50 weekly public transport fare cap introduced in Auckland on Sunday
The fare cap will help with the cost of living, says mayor Wayne Brown.
'NZ's truly first high-rise fully modular block': $75m 16-level Moxy for Auckland
Modular units allow a much shorter timeframe for construction, planning consultants say.
So much, so fast, all at once: Govt moves at breathtaking pace on housing market
Massive reforms are under way: what do people think, what's the reaction, what effect?