OpinionJoel Cayford: Unitary Plan must recognise importance of neighboursAuckland Council's draft Unitary Plan is under attack as people engage with its implications for their backyards and neighbourhoods, writes Joel Cayford. The question confronting city planners and councillors should be how to fix the plan,09 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandCouncil takes soft line on smokingBeaches, civic plazas and on-street cafes will be made voluntarily smokefree across the Auckland region, under a draft council plan.09 May 05:30 PM
ConstructionDeal brings land opening closerAuckland Council and the Government have struck a deal to fast-track plans to free up land for residential department.09 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council approves rate riseThe Auckland Council has approved a 2.9 per cent rates increase this year.09 May 05:10 AM
New ZealandWatercare to give relief to ratepayersAuckland water retailer Watercare Services says it can hold its charges for households and businesses during 2013-14 because of lower costs.08 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandAuckland rates to rise average 2.9pcAuckland rates will rise on average by 2.9 per cent this year under Mayor Len Brown's inflation-sensitive budget to be put to the council tomorrow for approval.07 May 05:58 PM
New ZealandPlan holds no fear for city chiefsAuckland councillors are relatively unaffected by a new way of life that includes high-rise apartments and intensification for many of the city's 1.5 million residents.06 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandV8s heaven but more need to take trainAuckland Transport will not disclose how much public money it took to run trains and buses to Pukekohe for fewer than 10,000 spectators of last month's V8 Supercars races.05 May 05:30 PM
New Zealand150 houses wrongly get protectionAuckland Council wrongly listed for protection 150 pre-1940s houses, drawing criticism from the Environment Court.02 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandFree entry blamed for pool jamFree entry is being blamed for overcrowding so bad that disappointed swimmers are being turned away from Auckland pools.02 May 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Much fairer' waste water charges intended to iron out anomaliesAuckland Council's water company says it will start bringing in "much fairer" waste-water charges for 22,000 businesses from July next year.02 May 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsCouncil to discuss marine precinctAmbitious plans to create a $150 million world-class marine industry precinct at Hobsonville near a vast new housing estate have met with a limp reception.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Judges Bay dogs face a lot of access restrictionsJudges Bay beach is a wonderful place to go now that the council has refurbished it but there are many dogs on the beach.29 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandObjections to helipad fly inA proposal for a private helipad on the Spencer estate beside the Waitemata Harbour has drawn 129 objections.29 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandSecret plan papers kept from publicThe Auckland Council is sitting on secret documents used to draw up a new planning rulebook for the city and instructed its top lawyer to keep them hidden from the public.28 Apr 08:06 PM
New ZealandDeck drop: 'It's lucky no one died'The owners of a house where a deck collapsed, sending about 20 people and a hot barbecue plummeting to the ground, say it was lucky no one was killed.28 Apr 05:55 PM
New Zealand'Not in my back yard'In a sign of the discontent spreading across many suburbs, residents are now mobilising to save their homes, sunlight and views against plans for intensification in the new unitary plan.26 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: It's the roads not the motorwayTraffic engineering is probably the only realistic solution to Auckland's congestion, writes John Roughan. "The busway, like the bridge, is fine."26 Apr 05:48 AM
OpinionTony Holman: Auckland not 'super' in democracyThe desire of both National and Labour to rule Auckland directly is clear to see, writes Tony Holman.25 Apr 09:30 PM
BusinessSections to soar in value under planAuckland homeowners could become about $24 billion richer under Auckland Council's proposed Unitary Plan as the value of sections will shoot up.25 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Zapping youngsters a step too far"Why should under-25s, with nothing but a desire for a romantic stroll in the park, be driven out for nothing more than the crime of having acute hearing?" asks Brian Rudman.25 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandUnitary Plan deadline will stay - BrownThe Auckland Council is sticking to a tight timetable on a new planning rulebook, despite claims it is a rushed process and misgivings about high-rise apartments and infill housing on more than half of the city's residential land.23 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessReview for four-storey Orewa limitA controversial decision to cap Orewa and Browns Bay apartment living heights at four storeys is up for review during debate of Auckland Council's new planning rule book.22 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Park contaminated with asbestos covered overAt the end of Hugo Johnson Drive, just about opposite the old Southdown Freezing Works site and the co-gen facility, there is an odd little "park".22 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandEx-council man accused of $43,000 rip-offA former council call centre operator has been charged with milking more than $43,000 from more than 80 customers' credit cards.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandBlunder at graveyard costly to fixA graveside sweep of cherished mementoes has cost more than $45,000 to put right.20 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessWater charges cause ripplesBusiness is a bit of a struggle for Karen and Don Tanner. They have run their electroplating firm for 35 years but, faced with increased competition from cheap imports, struggled to make a $3000 profit last year.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandYoung v old on Auckland's futureA young Auckland councillor has posted on his Facebook page a link to a blog containing personal attacks on critics of the city council's new planning rulebook.18 Apr 05:30 PM
