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Watch: Central Auckland Q&A - experts debate how to fix the inner city

How do we get the Auckland that Aucklanders need? Experts answer your questions.

Burglars smash windows to loot Smith & Caughey's in Queen St

One of Auckland's most well-known retail stores has been targeted by thieves overnight.

Editorial: It's north against south - can a blue wave crash over a red and black wall?

EDITORIAL: The Blues have compiled a playing and coaching roster to rival the Crusaders.

The downtowners: 45,000 people making a life in central Auckland

The biggest challenges face apartment-dwellers in area one deemed an "amenity wasteland".

Rise and fall of NZ's most expensive suburbs

Where homeowners hit the multimillion-dollar jackpot - and where their luck ran out.

Why we should care about the future of the Auckland CBD

The Auckland CBD has become an eyesore - is there any way to salvage it?

Tornados strike coastal town - 41 warnings as wild storm batters NZ

With 41 weather warnings and watches across NZ, forecasters warn of a stormy night.

National's gang-busting social media policy nearly impossible to police - expert

National's proposal to ban gang insignia from social media 'error-prone', expert warns.

Viv Beck: Let's back ourselves to make things happen

OPINION: "A night-time economy could ignite our city."

John Lehmann: Let's reconnect Auckland Council, the ratepayers, and the public

OPINION: 'I believe the older Auckland was far more liveable, safer, and rated fairer.'

Leo Molloy: Auckland got lost because it didn't know where it was going

OPINION: "For once in our lives, let's aim really high and do something amazing."

Michael Morris: A revitalised Auckland for all inhabitants, great and small

OPINION: "Justice for animals, justice for the environment, and justice for humans."

Ted Johnston: A competent and effective council with a wise leader

OPINION: "Rules, statutes and regulations are my domain, and I will use them."

Efeso Collins: Bringing hope back will revitalise Auckland

OPINION: "Make Auckland a place people can get around, set down roots, access services."

Gary Brown: Ideas aplenty to kickstart the city

OPINION: "Each quadrant - north, east, west, and south - can focus on its strengths."

Craig Lord: We have changed and Auckland needs to change as well

OPINION: "A Civic District, a place to visit as a special trip and an entertainment hub."