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Brown: No-confidence vote

Auckland Mayor Len Brown could face a vote of no-confidence tomorrow, with a quarter of the city's councillors proposing the motion.

Brown laments his 'annus horribilis'

Auckland mayor has said he is copping "a fair old whack around the ears" this "annus horribilis" and repeated his failure to declare hotel freebies was 'a lack of clarity' on his part,

Editorial: Brown must go for the good of the Super City

The affair and apologies are one thing, but lax accountability over grace, favour and entitlements leave the mayor little chance of regaining Aucklanders' respect.

Akl house consents hit 5-year high

Auckland house and apartment building is at a 5-year high, with nearly 5700 dwelling consents issued in the year to October.

Anger at Red Shed expansion plan

Balmoral residents and their local MP Phil Goff are angry about plans for a large expansion of The Warehouse.

Will corn berm get to stay?

An Auckland resident has come up with a novel answer to the problem of unmowed berms - planting a corn patch.

Mayor told: Shape up or ship out

Mayor Len Brown has lost a firm grip on the Super City after an unprecedented message from councillors yesterday - and a call from one of them to resign.

Bob Jones: Handout culture should be starved to death

Most folk will not have heard of a publication called <i>Sport</i>, now 25 years old, writes Bob Jones.

More trains, buses for drinkers

More trains and buses will be running in Auckland when new drinking laws begin next week.

Mayor seeks advice over draft report

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is taking advice as he ponders the first draft of an Ernst & Young report. into any use of council resources during his two-year affair.

Drunk-cam: Patrons on film

Drunk patrons will not be allowed in bars from next week, and if they are caught, the bar-owner will face a fine of up to $5000.

City staff fly in style to Monaco

Two Auckland Council officials flew business class to a boat show in Monaco on a trip that cost ratepayers $57,000.

City staff spent $220k at Am Cup

Auckland ratepayers paid some of the costs for 3 News presenter Hilary Barry to attend the America's Cup as part of a $220,114 spend-up in San Francisco by the council's tourism and economic arm.

Lifejacket bylaw clears first hurdle

Auckland councillors have passed the first stage of a new bylaw to make the wearing of lifejackets compulsory in small boats.

Boaties hit back at lifejacket law

A push to make the wearing of lifejackets compulsory on small boats is another case of "Nanny State" and won't reduce drownings, a boating club says.

Brian Rudman: Mayor should be wary of partnerships

The basic problem Mayor Brown needs to confront is not how his extra roads and railways and tunnels are to be built, writes Brian Rudman. It's how best to prune his $12 billion shopping list.