OpinionWomen, your chance to make a changeCOMMENT: Women and their supporters have the opportunity to change the dynamics of local government this year.01 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandChallenge to 'pale and male' status quoA fresh-faced 20-year-old is stepping up to challenge the "pale, stale and male" status quo in Auckland politics.31 Jul 12:19 AM
OpinionUnitary Plan panel delivers right answerAuckland has made heavy weather of its plain need for dense development.27 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessProposals will let Auckland thriveAuckland's Unitary Plan will be transformative for the city with proposals allowing enough commercial and industrial development to let business thrive: expert.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanYoung have far greater say if they voteCOMMENT: The present young seem to have missed out not just on the direct action gene, but the voting gene as well.19 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Local elections your chance to bring changeIf you believe you can do a better job for your district, city or community, now is the time to put your hand up.17 Jul 05:00 PM
PoliticsRuapehu candidate workshops help council hopefulsMore than 30 people attended two candidate workshops in the Ruapehu area recently for those interested in standing in the local body 07 Jul 11:42 PM
New ZealandCity struggles with costs for underground pipesThe Christchurch city council is facing a multi-billion dollar problem as it tries to find an insurer and options to cover the network of underground pipes.06 Jul 08:00 PM
OpinionTava Olsen: A hot solution to traffic congestionAuckland doesn't need to wait for better public transport - the right toll system could ease gridlock now.06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Now only road tolls can save us from ourselvesOften, driving in Auckland, I feel like I'm in a failed state. Have warlords taken over?22 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Reversal on tolls music to council earsSometime next year, when the Waterview tunnels are opened, Auckland's planned motorway network will be virtually complete.22 Jun 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsH&M signs up for downtown siteIt's Auckland's biggest new tower and shopping centre - and Commercial Bay says H & M and HSBC will be tenants.01 Jun 09:00 PM
OpinionJohn Palino: Housing solution must look outside council-imposed boxMake no mistake, Auckland is in crisis and it is a crisis of the council's making. Housing is unaffordable due to artificial restrictions on land supply.25 May 08:30 PM
Kahu$102m sewage line brought to sudden haltPipeline was to carry human and industrial waste from Tauranga through the middle of mostly Maori-owned peninsula.19 May 06:29 PM
OpinionRachel SmalleyRachel Smalley: Consensus near on housing crisisCOMMENT: This is an issue for the entire country because if Auckland doesn't work, the country doesn't work, writes Rachel Smalley. It's our economic powerhouse.19 May 12:53 AM
OpinionJanet Charman: Avondale needs a good use of its last prime siteI live in the go-to suburb for "gentrification" comedy. Even a house in naff Avondale is now unaffordable.18 May 08:52 PM
BusinessBusiness hails Labour call to ban city limitsLabour's push for the Government to abolish Auckland's city limits to get people out of cars, caravans, garages and tents has riled critics but gained support from a business lobby group.18 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMark Thomas: Homeless plan not workingCOMMENT: Let's take action on homelessness which has a better chance of fixing the problem and which returns our pavements to pedestrians.16 May 01:02 AM
New ZealandLowest rates rise in years for AucklandersLen Brown wrapped up his last budget yesterday with a 2.4 per cent rates rise - the lowest increase in his six budgets as Mayor of Auckland.13 May 09:44 PM
BusinessCouncil double-dipping days are overThe days of local politicians double-dipping on the Super City have ended after a bill by National list MP Alfred Ngaro passed into law last night.04 May 09:35 PM
OpinionGrant McLachlan: Planners blinded by big pictureCOMMENT: If there is one part of Auckland that embodies everything wrong with the Council, the SH1 intersection with Hill St at Warkworth would be it.03 May 09:50 PM
OpinionMichelle Kidd: An open letter to Auckland mayoral candidatesCOMMENT: Research by the Auckland City Mission shows the number of homeless in the Auckland CBD doubled between 2013 and 2014.03 May 09:43 PM
OpinionPenny Webster: Auckland Council's HQ - good value despite repair billCOMMENT: While the cost of the remedial work will not be insignificant, it needs to be viewed in context, writes Penny Webster.19 Apr 12:35 AM
New ZealandMuriwai port labelled 'rubbish'The suggestion of a port at Muriwai - one of Auckland's wild west coast communities sitting in a regional park - has not gone down well.08 Apr 10:38 PM
OpinionLarry Williams: Beggars turning city into a cesspitCOMMENT: Finally, two Auckland City councillors are stepping up to the plate to deal with the scourge of beggars in the city, writes Larry Williams.06 Apr 03:44 AM
New ZealandEthical call costs council $380kEthical investment has come with a price tag of more than $380,000 for a council fund.05 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLarry Williams: Demolish Eden Park and Mt SmartA stadium on the waterfront is an investment in the future of the city. It's inevitable, the longer the delay, the greater the cost. Local politicians need to make this happen, writes Larry Williams.31 Mar 02:27 AM
New ZealandSkyPath opponents reach deadlineThe community groups challenging the SkyPath plan in the Environment Court have reached their deadline to finalise their issues with the proposal.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Night Mayor could rescue downtown from chaosFollowing the rolling brawl in Auckland's Britomart club-lands, heavyweights from the police and Auckland Council squared off over who was to blame, writes Brian Rudman.30 Mar 01:06 AM
New ZealandChris Brooks tries diplomatic approachChris Brooks, the council boss charged with salvaging the city's stadium strategy, is a quietly spoken Australian.16 Mar 07:07 AM
OpinionGreg McKeown: Three Kings quarry plan fails on many levelsThere must be some irony in council chief executive Stephen Town floating the idea of an independent consensus group to help resolve divisions over housing density in Auckland.10 Mar 02:40 AM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: The hypocrisy of the Auckland CouncilIt's time for councillors to put their money where their mouth is and adopt a Living Wage in 2016. If they can't do that, they should stop calling Auckland "the world's most liveable city', writes Catriona MacLennan.03 Mar 02:01 AM
New ZealandWatercare plans to run treatment plants on biogasIt could soon be easier on the environment to have a shower or use the toilet in Auckland.28 Feb 03:00 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Unitary Plan debate - where baby boomers heckle the youngWe've arrived somewhere pretty dismal when property-owning baby boomers reckon it's okay to publicly mock young people who disagree with them, writes Toby Manhire.26 Feb 12:57 AM
