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'Covered up': Auckland Council's $315m in 'secret' settlement payouts

Payouts include leaky building claims, employment severance and civil damages disputes.

Jaguars, BMWs abandoned, AT sells hundreds of dumped vehicles

The bane of many a berm: How much are those abandoned cars worth?

'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartments

Several CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.

‘Annoys people a lot’: Harsh edit of AT press release by mayor's office forces CEO apology

Mayor's office: AT should not connect new parking charges with $40m of revenue-raising.

Council battles Māori advisory board over new Watercare chair

Auckland Council says the appointment complies with the rules.

‘We’re prepared to withdraw our children’: Scrap threatens preschool’s future

Parents not happy at board plans to make preschool in upmarket suburb ‘more inclusive’.

'How could you do this?': Tipene Funerals apologises after claims bodies 'treated like rubbish'

A former funeral director at Tipene Funerals allegedly swindled grieving clients.

Ngāti Whātua set to transform skyline of Tāmaki Makaurau

The Auckland iwi has unveiled a Māori-led investment initiative.

Councils urged to control spending as Kiwis face big rates increases

How profligate are councils really?

'High level of disappointment' - no pontoon bridge for Wynyard Quarter

Assurances that the existing bridge would be fixed by December doubted.

Homeowner sues Auckland Council for $18m+ over flooding, stormwater issues

The property flooded twice in 2023 - in Auckland Anniversary weekend's storms and in May.

Four iconic Auckland buildings get earthquake-strengthening funds

The Leys Institute in Ponsonby has been closed since 2019 due to cracking and bowing.

Auckland residents rally to find chook menacing suburb with 3am wake-ups

A poster has been circulating social media in a bid to discover the chook.

Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden

Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.

Traffic management boss says industry not to blame for road cone mania

We do not charge for road cones, says Traffix managing director Michael Eremin.

'Road cone mania': Auckland Mayor says law changes needed to fix city's traffic management woes

Auckland Council is spending $145m a year on road cones and managing traffic.

Opinion: Budget-busting transport planning needs more political debate, not less

OPINION: NZ needs a broader discussion on what Tiriti-led transport policies look like.

Auckland Transport rolls out $50 weekly fare cap

AT users will be charged a maximum $50 a week, regardless of how often they use services.