New ZealandBudget riles AucklandersAucklanders are rebelling at Mayor Len Brown's "black budget", which targets core services such as libraries and parks to pay for the $2.86 billion city rail link.08 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour support speeds homes billThe Government is hoping to pass home affordability legislation to limit council charges on developers in the eight sitting days left before the election.01 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyIwi tops $1b in assetsInterest income on big cash holdings, hotel and milk business deals and rising values of investment properties helped push Waikato-Tainui's asset base up.01 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCyclists ask for simple bikeshedsAuckland Transport intends spending $200,000 on a super bikeshed at the Panmure railway station.30 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessWharf rebuff puzzles businessmanAuckland Transport has decided not to set up its offices in the renovated Devonport Ferry Terminal building.30 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGraphic: Crashes in NZ over 14 yearsNew Zealand's road toll has dropped by two thirds since 1990. The changes across the country are striking and raise the question; what are we doing right?27 Jun 04:00 AM
New ZealandPlan to keep square public defeatedStrong measures to consider keeping a central Auckland square in public ownership before it could be privatised have been soundly defeated by the Auckland Council.26 Jun 12:56 AM
New ZealandWhat happened to city's council cars?An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of dozens of the Dunedin City Council's vehicles, with proceeds unaccounted for, the ODT understands.25 Jun 10:19 PM
New ZealandJohn Key: I thought about quittingJohn Key briefly considered walking away from the job about 18 months ago and his new biography reveals he sacked two Ministers for 'nothing in particular'.25 Jun 07:30 PM
New ZealandLabour targets top earnersLabour plans to sock wealthy New Zealanders and multinationals for hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes to fund new spending initiatives while posting slightly larger surpluses than National.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandRoad toll opponent loses latest roundAn outspoken opponent of road tolls such as on the highway north of Orewa has lost his latest appeal over unpaid fees.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandParkers outraged at 'event rates'People attending shows in central Auckland are outraged at "event rates" being charged at parking buildings that are up to double normal prices.24 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandQE Square option kept from council, says officialThe privatisation of Queen Elizabeth Square in downtown Auckland has allegedly been pushed through a council committee without councillors being told of an option to retain the $60 million public open space.23 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGraham McCready told to get a lawyerSerial litigant Graham McCready has been told he has no standing in a court room and needs to find a lawyer to fight his private prosecutions.19 Jun 03:31 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key must be primed for ObamaJohn Key has left open the possibility of New Zealand joining a "training intervention" which the US is expected to table in Washington, writes Fran O'Sullivan.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMayor pushes pollution issueAuckland Mayor Len Brown has seized on pollution from diesel buses as ammunition for early government funding of a $2.86 billion underground railway.17 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleAuckland to expect culinary invasionThe capital is planning a culinary invasion of New Zealand's biggest city.15 Jun 01:24 AM
OpinionDita De Boni: The deal's off, but at what cost?It would have been a spectacular deal for the two canny investors, and a boon for their company, which is moving further into prime commercial redevelopment, writes Dita De Boni.12 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLandmark leaky home decision affects 'small number of people'The Supreme Court's landmark decision clarifying when home owners can make claims about leaky buildings will only affect a small number of people, government officials say.11 Jun 03:55 AM
New ZealandSlip reveals PM's PR secretsThe PM's office has been left-red faced after John Key's personal briefing notes were accidentally sent to a reporter, revealing details about a killing that were not yet public.10 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLandmark leaky home decisionA lawyer says hundreds of leaky-home owners could seek to overturn rejected compensation bids after a landmark Supreme Court decision.10 Jun 07:42 AM
OpinionEditorial: Investigation into police needed over Banks caseEditorial: Labour MP Andrew Little is right, an inquiry is needed into the police decision not to prosecute John Banks.09 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPeaceful night at Eden ParkMore than 47,000 people enjoyed a peaceful and smoothly-run night at Eden Park, even though tensions were high until the final minute of the All Blacks-England test.08 Jun 08:28 AM
EnergyEECA Awards 2014: Meridian office wins green awardMeridian Energy's Wellington head office continues to win awards for its green credentials nearly seven years after it was completed.04 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil's bid to limit scatter of ashesPlans to make grieving families apply for permission to scatter their loved ones' ashes in public have been labelled crass and insensitive.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Back-to-the-futile booze law fails to target causeThe real culprits in the damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption are the alcohol producers and distributors and the off-licence retail outlets, writes Peter Lyons.04 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHamilton victim of prankMegatron could be the newest nickname for Hamilton if public and council reaction to new tongue-in-cheek billboards at the entrances to the city are anything to go by.03 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsMayor's parking fee rise push alarms city business groupAuckland Mayor Len Brown supports a $1 hourly fee rise for central city parking, which he wants his council's transport arm to line up against a region-wide parking strategy.03 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandSallies say booze ban is not the answerA New Zealander who has come home after heading the Salvation Army in Pakistan says prohibition never works, but more restrictions can reduce the harm from drugs and alcohol.02 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandAA 'sceptical' on park & ride feesIskra Lewis says she is typical of Auckland's southern commuter line users. She cannot afford to pay for parking in the CBD but needs her car to get to the railway station.29 May 05:00 PM
