PremiumPremiumOpinionMarisa Bidois: Time to get Auckland’s groove backThe city’s $25m events fund could help revive Auckland’s nightlife.11 Oct 11:00 PM
Auckland'She is my greatest handbrake': Bridges shuts down mayor talkSimon Bridges made the comments while celebrating Wayne Brown's election win.11 Oct 10:25 PM
New ZealandHold the bubbly: The mayoral races going down to the wireWhile some mayors are popping corks, other races are too close to call.11 Oct 10:21 PM
AucklandBillionaire's $521m superyacht turns heads on Auckland waterfrontThe 117m vessel owned by billionaire Eric Smidt has been moored since mid‑September.11 Oct 10:10 PM
New ZealandLocal elections interactive: Find mayoral, election results for city, district and regionPreliminary results for all mayoral, council, community board, and regional council race11 Oct 05:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonWhat will Wayne do? Simon Wilson on the challenge for Auckland's mayor nowOpinion: Wayne Brown is determined to make a difference and he has a mandate to do it.11 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: It’s time for Auckland to fulfil its potentialOPINION: We all know this city has so much more to give its residents and the country.11 Oct 04:00 PM
Opinion'Finish the job': Wayne Brown's letter to Aucklanders after winning second termOPINION: Wayne Brown says the City Rail Link and Convention Centre will open next year.11 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWho's in and out? Tight races and big political comebacks in local electionsHawke’s Bay bucked the turnout slump, recording a sharp rise in local voting.11 Oct 07:00 AM
AucklandWatch: Wayne celebrates with wife at tennis club after Auckland mayoralty win; Defeated Leoni 'really concerned' about leadershipThe 79-year-old says this will be his final term leading the Super City.11 Oct 05:58 AM
New Zealand'You cannot hold a whole community hostage': Anger over Scott Point bottleneckResidents say the disruption could block access for ambulances and schools.10 Oct 07:36 AM
New ZealandInside the raids that uncovered a massive West Auckland drug operationOfficers also seized MDMA, ketamine and a large stash of cash.10 Oct 04:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson's campaign wrap: Wards to watch, ‘They Said It’ and the Māori ward referendumsOPINION: Life, the universe and the issues at the end of 40 council election meetings. 09 Oct 11:54 PM
New ZealandYoungest face in the race: The teenager taking on local politicsShe is vying for one of six seats on the Waitākere Ranges local board.09 Oct 12:02 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMichael Barnett: Auckland's ambitions are too smallOPINION: Eden Park's noise limits, he says, cost millions in lost city revenue.08 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSociety Insider: Rich-Listers' Herne Bay home 'set to break NZ record' and sell for more than $50mSimon and Paula Herbert bought the home in 2018 for $27.5 million. Now it's back on sale.08 Oct 03:13 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyInsolvency blights $435m in Auckland apartment projects, IRD chases others Insolvency experts at BDO, Khov Jones and McGrath Nicol now on two huge apartment schemes.08 Oct 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Wayne Brown, Viv Beck and the art of complaining OPINION: Going after the Taxpayers' Union versus trashing your own city.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandInside the Govt’s end-of-year to-do list - and what could prove most difficultA decision on introducing local council rates caps is due before December.07 Oct 04:17 AM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Faulty Towers': Further trouble at Onehunga's Beachcroft ResidencesAndrew Grenfell is vowing to complete the scheme and deliver every unit to the buyers.06 Oct 08:10 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia Insider'F***ing asshole': Newspaper publisher and council candidate's expletive-laden rant about councillorMedia boss apologises for her language; councillor says comments are 'particularly nasty'.06 Oct 04:05 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyHedge height fight: Residents of heritage Mt Eden apartments battle over bushesResidents of $15m Chambers & Station heritage units are at loggerheads over the shrubbery.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandAucklanders say CBD feels unsafe, homelessness prompts some to avoid areasCBD business association finds shopkeepers blame neglect, disorder for lack of customers. 06 Oct 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Frightening’: Businesses slate CBD as lawless, unclean, hit out at drug use & begging in scathing surveyA survey of 102 Auckland businesses found the city characterised by 'neglect and disorder'05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The Fletcher flutter – A councillor's tip for working with Wayne BrownOPINION: Entrust, rubbish collections, Voices for Freedom and quotes from the campaign. 03 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKerrin Leoni no-show: Auckland mayoral candidate pulls out of debate The candidate has frequently criticised Mayor Wayne Brown for not turning up.03 Oct 05:08 AM
OpinionAuckland city square shuttered six years by City Rail Link to reopenCRL boss says refurbished Beresford Square set to be a “vibrant plaza” .03 Oct 03:28 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisMichael BurgessASB Classic: Govt $5m moves roof from grand vision to realityFriday feels like the moment when the roof project went from a vision to a reality.03 Oct 01:26 AM
New ZealandMayor bombarded with 1500 emails before sending 'f*** off' replyRatepayer lobby says profane response 'water off a duck's back'.02 Oct 09:50 PM
TennisGame, set and match: Govt $5m nets long-awaited roof for ASB Classic centre courtThe new roof is due for completion in 2027 with Tennis Auckland co-funding.02 Oct 09:27 PM
New Zealand‘F*** off’, Mayor Wayne Brown tells Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance Brown's campaign office says he's fed up with 'PR stunt' attacks. 02 Oct 03:30 AM
CrimeMt Eden boarding house owners fined $27.5k over mouldy ceilings, makeshift bedroomsThe Tenancy Tribunal found the 11-bedroom property was "dirty, unrepaired, and unsafe".02 Oct 12:15 AM
AucklandRoaming dogs kill cat after leaping 1.7m fence in Auckland'When I got there, she was definitely long gone… limp like a ragdoll.'01 Oct 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDushko Bogunovich – Intensification: Yes, but where and how?OPINION: It’s high time for the Auckland Council to drop the ‘compact city’ model.01 Oct 04:00 PM
