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Get ready for gridlock: Auckland commuters face chaotic return to work
Thirty three separate city centre streets disrupted by road works this summer.
Beached as: Armourguard car stuck in sand
Armourguard in the gun for getting car stuck on beach in Auckland.
Where's Evie? Family plead for return of beloved dog
Evie's family fear she was stolen as they ate Christmas lunch.
Meet one of Auckland's last waterfront market garden owners
Brothers Dudley and Rodney Barton have lived on the land for 45 years.
Downtown New Year's celebrations a glimpse of Auckland's future
Best to leave the car at home this New Year's.
Rats galore: Rodents run riot at public park
Video has emerged of rats running riot at an Onehunga park and locals are angry
Simon Wilson: The best - and worst - of 2019 in Auckland politics
COMMENT: Some good things happened at council this year, and they weren't all advertised.
Quake risk: Auckland's oldest suburban library to close
Closing a "difficult decision" but public safety is paramount, council says.
City Rail Link: Struggling businesses to receive assistance
The Business Hardship Fund Programme could cost up to $4m.
Phil Goff reminds council boss about conflicts of interest
Andrew Barnes said everything is above board.
Charity gave John Tamihere $100k for failed mayoral bid
John Tamihere outspent Phil Goff but got well beaten at the polls.
'An ill-considered whim': Former mayors slam moving of Auckland port
Former civic leaders say cost will be nearer $30 billion - not $10 billion.
New downtown 'world-class'
It's road works and delays right now but Auckland's new downtown is starting to take shape
Auckland Council puts temporary halt on property reports
The council stopped accepting urgent property reports in mid-November.
Eden Park wants public backing to host six concerts a year
But some of the neighbours are not happy about it.
Chris Carr: Port move will only make traffic congestion worse
Comment: Traffic volumes around Auckland would increase substantially, not decrease.
Auckland's mooring dolphin for cruise ships unlikely to proceed
Julie Stout praised Mayor Phil Goff and Ports of Auckland for seeking another solution.
Goff plans to convert half of council fleet to electric
Auckland Council's car fleet of 1000 vehicles will be cut and moved to electric.
Mt Eden residents decry 'demolition wasteland'
Stress, nuisance, noise, vibrations, dust, demolition, trucks - residents upset.
Big stink: 17 charges laid against golf course for sewage dumping
Hidden cameras understood to be involved in case resulting in charges
Auckland household rates could rise 4.5 per cent next year
Waste management charges are rising after China stopped taking the city's recyclables.
CCTV nation: The thousands of cameras watching your every move
CCTV cameras have doubled across NZ cities in 5 years. Where and how are they filming you?
$35m Auckland 'showpiece' waterfront extension begins
Construction on an 1800sq m extension to Auckland's downtown waterfront began this week.
Council reveals e-scooter curfew areas
Plus: allocation numbers have also been revealed.
No Plan B for Erebus Memorial, says Ministry
It's back to scratch if the go-ahead isn't given for Erebus memorial in Parnell park
Robbie's daughters: Erebus memorial doesn't belong in our father's park
Comment: Sir Dove-Myer Robinson's family say Parnell park is the wrong choice.
Battle to save 100-year-old oaks from developer
"Auckland Council declared a climate emergency ... but trees are coming down willy-nilly."
Should it stay or should it go? Huge costs of port plans revealed
The Auckland port debate has unleashed a storm of economic numbers. What do they mean?
Aucklanders to get kerbside compost collection from 2021
Aucklanders' food scraps will be collected kerbside from 2021 and turned into biogas.
Plans to stop high rise developments in wealthy suburbs
The council plans to investigate the Orakei Local Board plan next year.
Ports of Auckland study estimates $626m cost per year to move north
Divided between 1.7 million Aucklanders, that's more than $300 per year each.
Brian Rudman: Let natives flourish but spare the oaks
COMMENT: New trees are terrific, but it's a shame so many exotics have to be ripped out.
Port storm: Why are we really parking 250,000 cars a year on Auckland's waterfront?
How does importing cars to Northland make sense if few people live there?