New ZealandAuckland deputy mayor slams KiwiRail for commuter chaos: 'I can only apologise'Trains are back running as normal seven hours after a fault saw them grind to a halt.05 May 12:14 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNew Avondale units sold from $450,000 - with swimming poolMarutūāhu-Ockham will have delivered 541 Auckland apartments: 199 are KiwiBuilds.04 May 05:24 AM
New Zealand'Not good enough': Mayor blasts AT for pedestrian crossing 'stuff-up'The $346,000 crossing had to be repaired only months after being built.04 May 05:12 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuSimon Wilson: The deepest cuts in the Auckland Council budget aren’t being talked about'The people who miss out are invisible.'01 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand$346k Auckland crossing dug up for repair months laterThe contractor was told to fix the problems at no cost to ratepayers.01 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandErebus memorial scrapped despite engineers’ recommendationsPlans were abandoned for safety concerns, engineers outlined a way to go ahead with it.30 Apr 04:49 AM
New Zealand'Totally unacceptable': Pensioner's long fight against 43 per cent rate riseRoger Hawkins says council rates account for 18 per cent of his pension.29 Apr 04:00 AM
New ZealandK’ Road shop owners’ despair: ‘I come to work every day ready to fight’Business owners say they don’t go a day without being robbed or harassed.28 Apr 07:02 AM
New ZealandNational Erebus Memorial site in Auckland scrapped after safety concernsFormer Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strongly supported a National Erebus Memorial.28 Apr 12:52 AM
New ZealandAuckland Council consultation shows 'majority support' for selling airport sharesThe mayor is urging councillors to keep an open mind about how to bridge a $295m gap.25 Apr 11:27 PM
New Zealand'Profoundly moved': Anzac Day brings memories of Wayne Brown's war hero dadBrown is moved by his father's harrowing description of war.22 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionEnvironment Minister allows Auckland Council reprieve on Government intensification push after floods, cyclone'Extension to enable staff to investigate flooding impacts and its implications': Parker21 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandShould school zone limits be dropped to 30km/h?Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi proposed dropping school zone speed limits to 30km/h.20 Apr 11:03 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFlood fallout: Council plots new build rules for storm-lashed areasPeople want a home they don't have to flee when dark clouds gather, says Lyall Carter.20 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandStricter noise controls for Hauraki Gulf helipad usersCouncil planners enact stricter noise controls on helicopters on the Hauraki Gulf islands.20 Apr 01:28 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionLandlord says $13.8m street upgrade 'highway for criminals'The design and layout also helped criminals because signs and posts had been removed.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandReverse gear: Auckland Transport abandons plan to remove kerbside parking without consultationPhil Goff called an earlier plan by AT "bloody arrogant".19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland floods: Council chief executive apologises over poor storm responseThere was scrambling on a massive scale by mid-afternoon, said Phil Wilson.18 Apr 06:12 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionWho wants $14.9m from biggest builder to fail this year?Name anything you see happening on a building site and those supplying stuff are on list.18 Apr 05:05 AM
New ZealandAuckland floods: Council chief executive to front media on damning reportJim Stabback to address criticisms of council response in report.17 Apr 10:51 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsRates v airport shares: The battle of the Auckland Council budgetArts and community funding are safe(ish) but the fate of the airport shares is undecided.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council CEO left work to go home during peak of response to fatal floodsOutgoing CEO Jim Stabback admitted 'with hindsight' he would have stayed in his office.14 Apr 07:34 AM
PoliticsDocuments reveal chaotic scenes at Auckland Council during floodEmails from the day of the record-breaking January floods have been released to RNZ.13 Apr 09:03 PM
New ZealandThree Waters reset: 'Ensures that we have a local voice', mixed reaction from councils'Affordable Water Reforms' will consist of 10 entities instead of the original four.13 Apr 02:44 AM
New ZealandEmergency management chair found out about Auckland floods from daughterHowick councillor Sharon Stewart says the flood is a wake-up call for the council.12 Apr 11:31 PM
New Zealand‘Ensure it doesn’t happen again’: Calls for urgent action after damning flood reviewManukau Ward councillor Alf Filipaina hopes recommendations will prevent past mistakes.12 Apr 10:56 PM
RoyalsDamning Auckland flood report, Three Waters re-brand & Wellington's million-dollar mistake | Focus Morning Bulletin: 13 April, 2023 Damning Auckland flood report calls out failings, Government ready to reveal Three Waters re-brand and Wellington Council's million dollar mistake in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch12 Apr 05:23 PM
New Zealand'System failure': Damning Auckland flood review finds lack of leadership by mayor, council“This unprecedented event unfolded with extraordinary speed. Minutes mattered."12 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: Hey Wayne, fixing dysfunction starts at the topThe flood report tells Auckland's mayor and his council they all have to do better.12 Apr 07:37 AM
New Zealand'Minutes mattered': Mayor, council response to Auckland floods criticised in reviewThe report was commissioned by Mayor Wayne Brown.12 Apr 03:30 AM
New ZealandAuckland mayor takes potshots at city's business elite and fires up again over conesThe mayor also hit up the new Auckland Transport boss to sort out the road cones.11 Apr 07:18 AM
New ZealandAuckland’s Santa Parade could move from Queen StPublic funding for Santa Parade is decreasing, says Simon Bridges.11 Apr 04:18 AM
New ZealandProject Auckland Report live stream in fullJoin Mayor Wayne Brown, Minister for Auckland Michael Wood and Auckland's top business owners as they look at ways to improve Auckland's infrastructure in 2023 and beyond. Video / NZ HeraldWatch11 Apr 12:54 AM
VideoThe Herald's Project Auckland Project Auckland is a NZ Herald initiative that aims to examine the current and future state of Auckland City. Video / Ella WilksWatch11 Apr 12:04 AM
