Auckland has been waiting many years for a public transport system with a transfer ticket.

Council-owned industrial buildings at Wynyard Quarter earmarked for the axe.

Firm fills the gaps between advertising, design and project management.

This time last year, Auckland City mayor John Banks was rubbishing a poll showing Manukau mayor Len Brown 11 points ahead in the race for the Super City mayoralty as "shonky".

The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains in quiet trading yesterday ahead of the Christmas holiday break.

Auckland Airport handled 3.8 per cent more passengers in November than a year ago, and airports it has invested in experienced even stronger growth.