BusinessUpside to QE Square sale, says new reportAuckland Council could use money from Queen Elizabeth Square's sale to upgrade the area in front of the Britomart transport terminal and around the waterfront.08 Sep 09:27 PM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Street number owners responsibilityA reader writes: Is there any obligation for property owners to display their street number on their building in commercial or industrial areas?08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeeny homes to fix shortages?Apartments as small as a double garage are being promoted as the answer to Auckland's housing affordability problems.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGrafton cycleway officially openedThe latest section of Auckland’s expanding cycling and walking network was officially opened today by PM John Key.06 Sep 02:31 AM
EconomyHouse values up - new QV stats outQV has released latest house value data showing big rises nationally and in Auckland but growth rates are slowing.04 Sep 12:00 AM
EconomyAuckland house prices slumpAuckland house sale volumes and average sale prices have slumped in August - so what's behind the slight cooling off of the market?02 Sep 11:20 PM
New ZealandNew bridge: Gone already?Auckland Council is considering scrapping the $3.7 million three-year-old Te Wero bridge linking the Viaduct Harbour with Wynyard Quarter and building a $25 million replacement.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMayor's travel plansAuckland Mayor Len Brown has a globe-trotting agenda for the coming year with planned visits to Taiwan, Japan, China, the United States and Australia.30 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBig rate rises in store despite cutsAuckland Mayor Len Brown is talking of selling council carparks and naming rights to swimming pools to help balance the books in his new 10-year budget.28 Aug 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsBlack budget: Rates rises and cutsAuckland faces rate hikes of 3.5 per cent for eight years straight and $2.8 billion of cuts to capital projects.28 Aug 01:31 AM
New ZealandSuper blow for Auckland ratepayersThe Super City's been costly for residents of the former Auckland City Council who have been hammered by a new single rating system.27 Aug 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsBig cuts to services revealed todayBig cuts to transport, parks and community services will be outlined later this morning when Auckland Mayor Len Brown unveils the first draft of a new 10-year budget.26 Aug 06:00 PM
BusinessSubdivision bucks size trendAuckland's quarter-acre dream is far from over - huge sections of more than half an acre are being sold from $350,000 within the city boundaries.26 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Demand for investment property the problemWith the economy performing well on most other fronts the residential property market remains its major defect.25 Aug 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsProjects on hold to soften budgetHundreds of capital projects totalling about $300 million are being deferred by Auckland Council this year to address pressures in next year's black budget.25 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionLydia Sosene: Licensors blind to social impact of bottle shopsLydia Sosene writes: A full-strength alcohol outlet would be a recipe for disaster and the social cost on our struggling community will continue to triple.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAlcohol Policy hearings start todayThe liquor industry and health authorities will have a say on a controversial draft alcohol policy in Auckland from today.24 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Auckland volcanic cones settlementNo doubt the Government was delighted the publicity following last month's Auckland volcanic cones treaty settlement was dominated by talk of the replacement tree for Maungakiekie.21 Aug 09:30 PM
CompaniesValues soar: Your impactSome homeowners will be hoping for massive capital gains and others fearing the sharp end of spiralling rates bills as Auckland's property market soars.19 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessAuckland's property values jump 33pcProperty values in Auckland have skyrocketed since 2011, but residents should not to be alarmed about imminent rates increases. PLUS: See how the valuations have changed.18 Aug 11:00 PM
New ZealandMt Eden slips trigger call for cashLand slips on Maungawhau/Mt Eden have prompted a call for the Government to help ratepayers with urgent restoration work on Auckland's volcanic cones.18 Aug 05:30 PM
New Zealand$40m to fix seawall dangerAuckland ratepayers face a bill of about $40 million to prevent part of the downtown seawall between Princes and Marsden wharves failing in a moderate earthquake.18 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionJosie McNaught: Debate? That's one way to put itDrip, drip, drip - it's the sound of the slow but inexorable dribble of information about the Michael Parekowhai artwork on Queens Wharf finding its way out.18 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Unfairness of pokie funds must changeThe Auckland Council was an early supporter of Te Ururoa Flavell's Gambling Harm Reduction Bill and it saw the legislation as a toolkit.17 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMansion plan in Hart's handsPlans for a lavish clifftop mansion - the unrealised dream home of former bankrupted Sensation Yachts owner Ivan Erceg - can be revealed for the first time.16 Aug 10:48 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Free us from danger of plonked artThis week, the Herald ran a leaked image of the mystery $1.5 million sculpture Mayor Len Brown has regally decided will be plonked at the end of Queens Wharf.14 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandBlogger sought more dirt on BrownCameron Slater asked an ex-prostitute to help dig up more stories on Len Brown when it became clear he wasn't going to resign, according to Nicky Hager's new book.14 Aug 03:05 AM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Path under bridge not for publicAuckland Transport staff have made repairs to the sea wall at a number of other locations in Auckland, writes Phoebe Falconer.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandKids most at risk of injury in the homePlaytime activities are ending in thousands of hospital admissions each year for Auckland youngsters, new figures show.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil execs work with stunning viewsMore and more Auckland Council executives and staff are moving into central city offices with million dollar harbour views.12 Aug 07:30 PM
New ZealandRatepayers lament state housePlans to install a state house as a piece of art on Auckland's waterfront have been called a waste of money, offensive and plain stupid.12 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessCornwall Park Trust to meet leaseholdersThe Cornwall Park Trust Board is to meet residents worried about what revisions to its 'modern' lease will mean to their rent prices.11 Aug 08:30 PM
New ZealandIs this worth $1.5 million?Leaked images of the secretive $1.5 million sculpture planned at the end of Queens Wharf show a simple, two-storey weatherboard state house.11 Aug 05:00 PM
