OpinionEditorial: Transparency in spending can go furtherThe Auckland Council deserves kudos for starting to publish details about the spending of ratepayer money.31 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGoff joins port campaignersLabour MP and possible mayoral contender Phil Goff has joined prominent Aucklanders in a second open letter calling on Ports of Auckland and Auckland Council to stop port expansion.31 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSun, sea, surf - and boozeAucklanders could soon be able to enjoy a beer or a wine legally while picnicking at Takapuna Beach.30 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandExtra 2800 homes to help ease crisisMore than $100m worth of surplus city-owned land has already been sold and the council says another $250m worth has been cleared for sale.28 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSuperCity agrees to pay $23.8m billAuckland ratepayers are coughing up $23.8 million in the region's biggest leaky building case.28 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAlcohol advertising ban consideredA possible ban on alcohol advertising on Auckland Council buildings and land will proceed as part of an alcohol harm reduction policy.27 May 10:35 PM
New ZealandAucklanders pay 'too little' for finesAuckland Transport believes parking fines are no longer effective and calls for an increase to deter offenders.27 May 08:01 PM
New ZealandAuckland may join booze-ad banAuckland Council may follow the example of its transport arm and ban the advertising of alcohol on its land and buildings.27 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFilm-makers face cost hike for location shootsFilm-makers face an average 20 per cent hike in Auckland Council fees if they want thundering surf scenes like those in The Piano.26 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil starts to open booksAuckland Council is entering a new era of openness by publishing details about the spending of ratepayer money, says chief executive Stephen Town.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKitset shelters offer better protectionBus passengers are offered better weather protection and solar-powered lighting from a new range of shelters due for consideration today by Auckland Transport's board.25 May 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Exercise the answer, not hitting dairiesEditorial: Force-feeding has never been a feature of the humble dairy, yet suddenly it finds itself in the business of public health.24 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Roar of a noise control failureThe New Zealand Transport Agency is adding two lanes, plus a cycleway to a 9.5km stretch of the Southern Motorway between Manukau and Papakura.21 May 09:38 PM
New ZealandDotcom challenges Banks to interviewKim Dotcom has challenged John Banks to a sit-down on the record interview to determine who is telling the truth in the row over filing a false electoral return.20 May 09:18 PM
ConstructionFletcher seeks rezoning for quarry landFletcher's application to have Auckland's Three Kings Quarry rezoned as residential begins this week.19 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCivil case against Alex Swney beginsThe civil case against disgraced Auckland businessman Alex Swney was called for the first time at the High Court this morning.19 May 03:16 AM
New ZealandCall for NZ charity sector shake-upThere needs to be a shake-up in the charity sector to ensure greater transparency and remove the tax advantages given to big charity groups, a NZ think-tank says.18 May 04:55 AM
New ZealandResidents misled by rates hikeA 9.9 per cent average rates rise for Auckland households from July is going down badly with residents and ratepayer groups.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTransport accord on council and Govt plansAny agreement leading to funding would ask that local roading projects in outer suburbs and bus infrastructure be focus.15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChris Parker: No, Mike, house crisis is not our faultChief economist says Hosking has it wrong when he heaps all the blame for soaring house prices on the Auckland Council.14 May 10:26 PM
New ZealandCouncillors protest rate riseSix councillors yesterday wrote to Len Brown concerned about the impact the household rates rise will have on ratepayers.14 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKauri protest: Protected trees included in 'vegetation'Letters sent to west Auckland iwi and local board members about a proposal to fell two large kauri trees in Titirangi did not mention the protected trees would be included in “vegetation” to be removed from the site.14 May 06:21 AM
New ZealandStudy on Auckland's port future could take a yearLen Brown’s office will offer more than $1m to fund a port future study that will take at least a year — not enough time to meet Ports of Auckland’s deadline.14 May 02:46 AM
Official Cash Rate'Gravitational pull' counters lending rulesNew lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.13 May 04:55 AM
New ZealandAucklanders to pay more for waterWatercare announced it is increasing the price of water and wastewater in Auckland by 2.5 per cent, just days after Auckland Council voted for a rates increase.13 May 04:44 AM
New ZealandKauri battle: Consent processes followedConsent processes regarding the removal of a mature kauri tree on a Titirangi section were correctly followed, a report by Auckland Council has concluded.12 May 05:24 AM
TaxForced rates sale pulled at last minuteAuckland Council's first big forced-sale property case sparked by unpaid rates did not go ahead as planned when the money was suddenly paid.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil joins fight to protect viewsGroups battling to save the Waitemata Harbour from further port expansion have found a powerful ally in the Auckland Council, the port company's arms-length owner.10 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSubsidy four times more than WellingtonAucklanders facing a new transport rate are paying "far too much" to subsidise the city's trains.10 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand13 near-misses at pools last yearDocuments show there were 13 near-misses at Auckland pools recorded last year, most involving children.09 May 05:00 PM
CartoonsCartoon: Ratepayers v Auckland CouncilPeter Bromhead's take on Auckland rates.09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyRecipe for a hot timeWhy should Aucklanders pay a rates hike 9 times greater than inflation because the Govt could not or would not control an unprecedented net migration surge?09 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPorts want more 'room to grow'Aucklanders who think it's safe to go down to the waterfront again after the "compromise" over the Bledisloe terminal extensions must think again.08 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand9.9 pc rates increase confirmedA 9.9 per cent rates increase for households has been confirmed after Auckland councillors voted for a general rates rise of 2.5 per cent.08 May 05:42 AM
