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Simon Wilson: Light rail is dead, but Auckland still needs better transport and revenue reform

OPINION: Light rail is dead but Auckland needs a transport plan and funds to pay for it.

Whenua Māori mortgage breakthrough for whānau dreaming of home ownership

A new lending model could allow iwi to unlock whenua Māori for housing.

Auckland rates: See how much you could pay with our interactive map

Auckland Council has proposed increasing rates about 7.5 per cent this year.

Tactical use of pain: Call for urgent change as police arrest tactics, especially against Māori, revealed

Police say the use of force is always proportionate to the situation and a last resort.

Mega $62m apartment repairs: Residents return to high-rise CBD block

Apartments are gradually being handed back by the head contractor, Teak Construction.

Exclusive: Bold plan for 55,000-seat stadium on Auckland waterfront

The benefits far outweigh the costs over 50 years, says Richard Dellabarca.

Auckland’s long-running stadium debate has a new game plan

There's a glimmer of hope to resolve the stadium merry-go-round.

Why 2023 wasn't as bad as you think - 12 things that made the world better

Some really good things happened this year. Simon Wilson selects a few.

'No respect': Which Auckland home triggered the most noise complaints this year?

“It’s like Police Ten 7," frustrated neighbour says.

Balancing act: Breaking down Auckland's stadium conundrum

OPINION: Access, affordability and ambitions - decoding the stadium dilemma.

‘Milestone of sorts’: Consolation and anger as major Auckland CBD street reopens

'We begged for them to give us a loading zone, but they didn’t budge.'

Public transport in Auckland is back, the facts show we are on track

OPINION: More people are catching public transport now than ever before.

Fixing Auckland Parnell sinkhole sets up extra $60m in repairs to century-old sewer pipe

The Ōrākei Main Sewer is to be relined.

Letters: Kāinga Ora rates bill - did heads roll?

OPINION: Why didn't Kāinga Ora or Auckland Council discover the error?

Auckland Fish Market could be sold and turned into waterfront apartments

The Fish Market started in 1904 selling fresh fish and seafood.

Auckland property lawsuit: The $20 million man who offered but didn’t settle

One vendor kept a $2m deposit, second one kept $834,000. But they then went further.

Overflow: Auckland’s Central Interceptor wastewater costs blow out to $1.5b

For many years, Watercare has stuck to a figure of $1.2b for the project.

$1.2 billion Central Interceptor wastewater pipe faces cost blowout

The new cost is expected to be released tomorrow.