New ZealandAsbestos in fill dumped near schoolTests are being carried out on asbestos-containing material found in truck loads of soil dumped at Glendowie Park right opposite Glendowie Primary School.14 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJoel Cayford: Prudent councils shouldn't bank on growth to pay billsIt is of concern that while individual home owners and property investors are being encouraged to reduce debt and increase personal savings.13 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCommittee wants CCOs to front upThe council bodies that run about 75 per cent of Super City services have been told to front up in person to give an account of their performance.13 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandChange on 'dead-end' streetFive years after they were thrust unwillingly into the political spotlight, things have changed for the residents of McGehan Close - much of it for the better.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandProstitution law concerns rejectedA suggestion that prostitution law should be considered in granting resource consent for a brothel and hotel building in the Auckland CBD was strongly disputed.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandRecord RMA fine handed down for illegal dumpingA record Resource Management Act fine has been handed out to an Auckland landscaping company for dumping contaminated fill,09 Nov 05:11 AM
New ZealandMayor turns up heat on agencies' costsThe council bodies that soak up a lot of ratepayers' money are not impressing their political masters when it comes to reducing rates next year.06 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce Julyan: The toolkit for urban transformationThe priority should be to create a liveable city that is business-friendly, writes Bryce Julyan05 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionPut squeeze on to keep rate rises lowEditorial: If Mayor Len Brown can keep the Auckland Council's rates to a rise not much above 2 per cent next year he will be doing well.28 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandBrown strives for 2% rates increaseAuckland Mayor Len Brown is proposing a rates rise of between 1.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent in next year's election-year budget.25 Oct 04:30 PM
New Zealand20 council staff to go in revampTwenty Auckland Council staff are set to lose their jobs when five visitor information centres are closed as the result of a cost-cutting directive from Mayor Len Brown.23 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionUnitary plan the one we must get rightEditorial: Having produced the big 30-year Auckland Plan, the council is now obliged to produce a more detailed 10-year plan to be called the "unitary plan".22 Oct 04:29 PM
New ZealandWhat council staff put on plasticA Hawaiian fire dancer performance at the Rugby World Cup and a leather iPad case are among the items slapped on rate-payer funded credit cards.21 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBob Harvey: Auckland's best warm welcomeWith changing land uses at the eastern end of the waterfront comes the opportunity to re-think Quay St to serve today's public needs, writes Bob Harvey.16 Oct 04:30 PM
