OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Hulse keeping marijuana reform pot on the boilOver recent months, Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse has found herself advocating for a major change in the legal status of marijuana, writes Brian Rudman.20 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandBrown's pay set to rise by 3.4 per centAuckland Mayor Len Brown will be paid $259,500 from July after the Remuneration Authority approved a 3.4 per cent pay rise.18 May 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Selling square astute bit of council businessThe fate of a fountain installed in downtown Auckland's Queen Elizabeth Square in 1980 speaks volumes about that space.16 May 08:22 PM
New ZealandIs Auckland for sale?Is Auckland for sale? The question arises following a mystery development bid on Queens Wharf and a private plan for Queen Elizabeth Square.16 May 05:00 PM
SharesAkl Airport predicts big uplift in visitorsAuckland Airport has forecast annual international visitor growth that could be worth $19 billion to the tourism industry by 2025.16 May 03:15 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Unhappy landings for ratepayersMayor Len Brown and his council's supine surrender to the bully-boy tactics of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has been embarrassing, writes Brian Rudman.15 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandBrown: We've got it right on boozeMayor Len Brown says Auckland Council's draft alcohol policy has "struck the right balance" between the need to reduce harm and providing the night-life of an international city.13 May 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsDeep harbour access key: marine firmsSuperyacht firms say their multi-millionaire customers will sail off to Australian shipyards for lucrative refit and service contracts if Auckland does not develop more deep-water facilities.12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandShut bars at 3am: top copAuckland's top-ranking police officer has criticised a proposal that would allow some bar owners to get a two hour extension on trading hours.12 May 05:00 PM
BusinessWarning on 'low-ball' land grabA lawyer has warned Auckland property owners about selling their real estate to public bodies, saying "low-ball" valuations are depriving people of the real estate's true worth.12 May 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Liquor policy will not stifle vibrant city nightlifeEditorial: Only a decade ago, all-night bars were touted as an essential part of a vibrant and dynamic Auckland. How times have changed.12 May 05:00 PM
OpinionCameron Brewer: Liquor policy leaves a sour tasteThis policy, if adopted, will see cordons go up around the alcohol section of every supermarket early in the morning and late at night, writes Cameron Brewer.12 May 05:43 AM
BDBDSharesAkld Airport to sell $150m retail bondsAuckland International Airport plans to sell $150 million of seven-year bonds that will trade on the NZX, completing the long-term debt funding of last month's capital return.12 May 12:54 AM
New ZealandTrouble brewing as council debt soarsRatepayers face a legacy of debt as council borrowing soars to replace creaking assets and cater for growth, while keeping rates down.09 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew plan for downtown AucklandAuckland Council is in talks to privatise a section of QEII Square as part of a $300m redevelopment by Precinct Properties of the Downtown Shopping Centre, say sources.08 May 05:00 PM
EconomyHow your house value changedFirst home buyer numbers had picked up nationally in March according to new figures from QV out today. So what happened where you live? Check our infographic.08 May 12:00 AM
Economy18,000 new homes for AucklandA third tranche of "Special Housing Areas" will create 18,000 new residences across Auckland. Click here for details and maps of the new areas, announced today.07 May 03:30 AM
EconomyNew Akld housing areas to be namedAuckland mayor Len Brown has just announced a 'significant' number of new approvals of special housing areas will be revealed today.06 May 07:45 PM
New ZealandOfficials accused of hiding reportA damning report on stormwater practices at Auckland Council is being suppressed because some officers do not want to confront home truths, says councillor Chris Darby.04 May 07:16 PM
New ZealandA tale of two strong citiesSitting in the plush boardroom of her 14th floor office in the heart of Auckland's CBD, Mai Chen is talking up Auckland.03 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: New shelters fitted with old flaws"I'm not asking for a flash hotel reception room, but is it too much to expect a shelter that actually sheltered?", writes Brian Rudman. "Would it be so hard, at each bus stop, to have a large route map indicating where each bus went?"01 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandChows return super-brothel site to marketStrip-club owners the Chow brothers are selling the prime central-city Palace Hotel site where they had planned to build a hotel and brothel.28 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Speak up for our historic high-riseIn 1966, the shiny new 18-storey, glass-clad Auckland City administration building might not have been the world's tallest skyscraper, but it was the highest in NZ, writes Brian Rudman.24 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandMan admits $155k sports club theftThe fraud committed by an Auckland man who stole money from the sports club he chaired was only discovered when cheques he wrote to cover up his offending bounced.24 Apr 01:22 AM
New ZealandGuilty plea over $155K sports club theftA West Auckland man has pleaded guilty to the theft of $155,000 from a sports club.23 Apr 11:09 PM
New ZealandRatepayers billed in sports club theftRatepayers are footing a larger than expected bill for a West Auckland artificial turf after the theft of $155,000 from a sports club.22 Apr 09:51 PM
New ZealandCivic do-up double the costThe cost of refurbishing the Civic Building on Aotea Square is estimated at more than $70m, which Auckland Council property officers say is double the cost of replacing it with a building twice the floor size.16 Apr 04:15 PM
