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Walk of art to brighten city centre

Auckland has raw ingredients 'to be a great city'

<i>Jeff Wells:</i> Spanning the gap between art and artful engineering

Just how super can this city be without vision?

<i>Pip Cheshire:</i> Super City presents chance to shape Auckland

Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.

A career built to last

Having made the jump from engineering to architecture, there was no stopping award-winner Ian Moore.

Public has no automatic say in SkyCity street plans

Auckland ratepayers will not automatically get a say in SkyCity plans to expand its convention centre over Federal St.

Developers catch up with strawberry fields

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Let's test true commitment to arts

Absolutely positively a harbour to envy

Auckland may be heading for Super City status but our waterfront pales in comparison with Wellington's.

Organisers buzzing over progress on big projects

You'll love it - cone-top roof finds a friend

The lockout of Auckland

Aucklanders are to be locked out of decisions affecting their greatest jewels as well as important transport issues.

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Sydney's flair for reinvention underlines our own lack of imagination

Minto Walkway sparks outrage

Springbok Tour protester John Minto has found himself at the centre of a new Eden Park storm, with a plan to name a nearby road after him.

<i>Amanda Reynolds:</i> Last thing city needs is another shopping mall

'Party central' plan draws backlash from pub owners

Auckland's pub owners say the Govt's plan for Queens Wharf is a slap in the face and a recipe for disaster.

<i>Alex Swney:</i> Cup legacy needs to be more than another parking lot on waterfront

It's time to stop scrapping over Queens Wharf and move on sensibly.