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Editorial: Amiable Goff good choice for city mayor

The revelation that even key members of Mayor Len Brown's campaign team have urged him to step down at the next election has prompted a significant development.

MP backtracks after bullying accusation

National MP Shane Reti initially defended himself against bullying claims, but later apologised.

AT raises cash fares, Hop card incentive

The council body is doubling the cash fare for CityLink buses to $1 from March 29 and imposing a 50c charge for Hop card users now able to ride them free.

Len Brown loses backing of allies

Key members of Len Brown's campaign team are turning their attention to other left-leaning candidates at next year’s local body elections.

Cartoon: The Mayoral dump

John Watson: Stadium policy should be knocked for six

Millions spent on Auckland Council's unpopular stadium strategy wastes ratepayer money and fails to serve our sporting needs, writes John Watson.

Liu in council face-off

Donghua Liu demolished a stone wall and cut down trees allegedly without permission on land where he plans to build an ambitious housing project in Auckland.

Subsidy goes so bus users pay

Auckland bus users will have to start paying to travel in the central city after Heart of the City and Waterfront Auckland pulled funding for CityLink bus.

Rates mistake was a 'one off'

Auckland Council says its mistake in calculating rates owed by activist Penny Bright was a one-off, and does not indicate a wider issue.

Rates activist gets win on technicality

Rates activist Penny Bright has won a legal victory in her long-running battle against Auckland Council.

Michael Barnett: Relocation not the answer for Auckland's port

There is a certain irony that at a time Auckland is celebrating its founding as a port city 175 years ago, calls are growing to move the port elsewhere.

Tree protests: 'We want to save them'

Protests have caused the Government to discuss a council decision allowing the destruction of old kauri and rimu trees.

Trees versus developers: Is the law wrong?

Protester up kauri as 'long as it takes'

A man who slept in the branches of a 500-year-old kauri in protest of plans to axe the native tree says he's prepared to stay there for 'as long as it takes'.

Helen Clark weighs in on kauri battle

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has weighed in on the battle to stop a 500-year-old kauri from being chopped down in Auckland.

Reprieve for ancient kauri

Contractors had been due to chop down the tree this morning but left saying they did not have the power to remove protesters.