OpinionEditorial: Sensitive rail issue keeping vital harbour tunnel on iceNo one seems to doubt Auckland will need another harbour crossing to the North Shore within a generation.27 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandHome owners win battleAuckland Transport has quietly dropped a controversial feature of its $2.86 billion underground rail project.27 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Catcalls catapulting Morgan into a cat flapUNICEF goodwill ambassador Gareth Morgan is known for combining an adventurous spirit with a commitment to original thinking.26 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionGeoff Cooper: Misguided government policies stifle AucklandAuckland is home to a higher proportion of high-value service sectors operating in niche areas that we are competitive in, writes Geoff Cooper.21 Jan 04:30 PM
Small BusinessBig customers to battle WatercareWatercare is heading for a fight with its biggest customers as it tries to follow on from the controversial introduction of a single waste water tariff.21 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman: Trust's PR trick flies in face of tactThe Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has an odd way of trying to persuade Auckland Council that it's down to its last can of aviation fuel, writes Brian Rudman.20 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoulevards coming to waterfrontWork on creating tree-lined boulevards to connect Fanshawe St and Victoria Park with the waterfront at Wynyard Quarter will begin next month.15 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandHigh-rise heart for OrewaSeaside Orewa could get more high-rise apartments under the Auckland Council's moves to write a new planning rule book that encourages more living in town centres.10 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandParadise in the making for richOne of Auckland's few large-scale housing developments, at Long Bay, is exactly the type of model the Auckland Council does not want - expensive houses on large sections gobbling up prime land.02 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionMichael Barnett: Remove roadblocks to progressRemoving roadblocks to allow for decisive action on Auckland's critically important economic growth agenda is emerging as the top issue in early 2013.24 Dec 04:30 AM
OpinionBrian FallowReview to help untangle red tapeIf there is a tendency for businesspeople's lips to curl at the very sight of their local council offices, writes Brian Fallow, the reaction may be unfair or at least misdirected.19 Dec 04:30 PM
KahuCouncil approved to appeal water rulingThe New Zealand Maori Council has been given leave to appeal to the Supreme Court over water rights.17 Dec 09:29 PM
OpinionDo we need the Auckland rail loop?Gerry Brownlee and Len Brown have clashed over a report recommending plans for Auckland's proposed rail link. Do we need it? Vote here.13 Dec 08:54 PM
New ZealandBridge stayed open despite risksPedestrians were allowed to keep using an 85-year-old footbridge above Auckland's Tamaki Drive for four months after engineers had said it was not safe.11 Dec 06:26 PM
KahuCouncil loses water caseThe Maori Council has lost its initial legal bid to delay the partial privatisation of Mighty River Power until Maori water rights are dealt with but is already working on an appeal.11 Dec 04:59 AM
New ZealandComputer to predict sea pollutionAuckland Council scientists are developing a computer model that will predict, for beach swimmers, the amount of sewage pollution on any given day.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSea pollution: Going down the drainThirteen days before the world's top male triathletes dived into the chilly, salty Waitemata Harbour for the grand final of their championship series, the water was sampled for signs of bacterial contamination.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNo closure for CTV familiesLessons will be learned, future lives saved, but for families of Canterbury Television building earthquake victims there will never be closure.10 Dec 06:05 AM
New ZealandCTV: 20 years of errorsA series of errors over 20 years led to the catastrophic collapse of the CTV building in the second major Christchurch quake, a Royal Commission has found.10 Dec 02:00 AM
New ZealandCTV findings welcomedFamilies of Canterbury Television building collapse victims have welcomed the findings of a royal commission into the building's collapse.09 Dec 08:29 PM