Justice Minister Judith Collins has watered down legal aid reforms which aimed to save money by charging for family and civil disputes.

For anyone who doubts the need for the inner-city rail tunnel, the recent draft public transport plan is the document to change your mind, writes Brian Rudman.

It took two days last week to flatten a gully full of native and exotic trees in Auckland's Westmere into a "nuclear wasteland", angering residents.

On the face of it there were some positive responses to the 25 recommendations of the Hunn Report on the leaky-building crisis, writes David Kernohan,

Auckland Transport is under political pressure to accelerate a roading link in Mangere to replace a walkway with a history of sex attacks.

Central city carparks provided to workers will soon be taxed in a move described as "petty" by Opposition MPs.

A fatal and fast-spreading disease has claimed 50 trees in South Auckland despite millions of dollars being spent in an attempt to stop it.

Car parks behind one of Auckland's finest beaches could be turned into an expanded public reserve under a council plan.

Quay St will become a "stunning" pedestrian-friendly boulevard within three years, says Waterfront Auckland.

Auckland Council has spent $12,300 on preparations to chop a limb off a pohutukawa tree that is obstructing a West Auckland footpath. But that money's now been wasted.

How private do we want to be? Two moves prompt the question - one by Auckland Council, the other by the privacy commissioner, that could give you more privacy than you want.

Relationship with Auckland council on right path as mayor deals with old political divide