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Bryce Julyan: The toolkit for urban transformation

The priority should be to create a liveable city that is business-friendly, writes Bryce Julyan

Geoff Cooper and Garry McDonald: Goals can be achieved

House costs surge

Use roads to solve housing crisis, Parnell group urges

Praise for Britomart from council's heritage adviser

Put squeeze on to keep rate rises low

Editorial: 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.

Brown strives for 2% rates increase

Auckland 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.

Street's extra xmas sparkle

Council weighs merging CCOs

Auckland Council is considering cutting the number of unelected council-controlled organisations from seven to four.

CCOs' seeds of potential budding into progress

Special report: In the final of a two-part report, Bernard Orsman looks at how the seven Auckland Council-controlled Organisations are shaping up in their duties for the Super City's 1.3 million residents.

$13m for Super City CCOs

Auckland ratepayers are spending $13.1 million a year to pay for seven boards of directors, seven chief executives and seven executive teams who run much of the Super City.

Drinking ban extends to all of CBD

Proposal to outlaw liquor 24/7 in parks, cars, streets and cemetery to plug existing gaps.

Rail pass move 'discrimination'

Unelected rulers keep doors shut

Mayor's efforts to increase public scrutiny of bodies that run three-quarters of Auckland only a partial success.

Beachside plan questioned

Piha's $12,000 money tree

Auckland Council has spent $12,300 on preparations to chop a limb off a pohutukawa tree that is obstructing a West Auckland footpath. But that money's now been wasted.