New Zealand'Last to leave, turn the lights off,’ Auckland Mayor presents budget proposal at chaotic press conferenceHousehold rates will rise by the rate of inflation - 6.7 per cent.31 May 08:30 PM
New ZealandWayne Brown says it’s a ‘close call’ but support lacking to sell council’s airport sharesBrown has threatened to reinstate deep cuts if the share sale does not proceed.31 May 07:23 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWayne Brown condemns ‘Labour MPs in waiting’ for not supporting airport shares saleOnly 4 per cent of Aucklanders want higher rates, says Brown.30 May 06:21 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCrash landing? Mayor Wayne Brown short of votes to sell Auckland Airport sharesLabour councillors Shane Henderson and Richard Hills may vote to sell.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandHundreds more job cuts at Auckland CouncilThe PSA says a cost of living crisis is not the time to be cutting jobs.23 May 04:57 AM
New ZealandAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown attending climate conference in South Korea next weekBrown and Cr Richard Hills will be away for four days.18 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandCouncil budget cuts: South Auckland leader weeps at loss of funding helping 60,000 poor kidsMatt Winiata said there would be no funding for the programme.17 May 05:03 AM
New ZealandAuckland Transport vows to change its tarnished imageAT's acting chairman says they are suffering from a serious lack of trust.16 May 04:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonOpinion: Five ways for Auckland Council to raise more money and to spend it betterSimon Wilson: Some ideas that might help the mayor's new budget plan.15 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand400 jobs to go as Auckland mayor works to fill council budget holeThis is not the way to treat loyal workers whose livelihoods are at stake, says union.15 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsWayne Brown defiant on selling airport sharesBrown says it could be the only option to save more services from budget cuts.11 May 12:35 AM
New Zealand'Gaping hole': Auckland households face $560 a year more in rates, water bills and storm costsWayne Brown can't say at this stage how low he can keep rates.10 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil funding shortfall blows out to $375m including flood costs; rates could rise 22.5pcThis year's budget is the most challenging under the Super City.10 May 02:06 AM
New ZealandActing Auckland Mayor says council has learned from mistakes made during January floodsIt's a case of keep calm and carry on, says Desley Simpson.09 May 04:31 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Taking eye off the ball’: Brown hits out at past cuts to emergency response budgetWayne Brown is angry about the historical cuts as a 1% rates bump is proposed to refund.08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Auckland deserves a world-class stadium’: Sports Minister on Eden Park's bold new visionThe Government and Auckland Council will have to pick up the cost.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThe man who wants to fix the 'Auckland disease'Auckland Minister Michael Wood opens up about the Government's commitments to the city.05 May 04:57 AM
New Zealand'Not good enough': Mayor blasts AT for pedestrian crossing 'stuff-up'The $346,000 crossing had to be repaired only months after being built.04 May 05:12 AM
New Zealand'Share your commuter woes': Mayor Brown's plea to bus usersPlea comes after councillor complained about the 'longest lines ever seen' for buses.03 May 01:07 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuSimon Wilson: The deepest cuts in the Auckland Council budget aren’t being talked about'The people who miss out are invisible.'01 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLive: Part of SH1 closed at Dome Valley, Harbour Bridge could close if wind worsensNorthland Civil Defence says Top Energy NZ and Northpower are reporting some outages.30 Apr 04:25 AM
New ZealandLive: Auckland, Northland, Coromandel brace for month's rain in two daysAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he has a close eye on sub-tropical storm.29 Apr 10:21 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council consultation shows 'majority support' for selling airport sharesThe mayor is urging councillors to keep an open mind about how to bridge a $295m gap.25 Apr 11:27 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: If your bus doesn’t come, AT should promise to pay for an UberFive bold but quick, cheap ways for Auckland Transport to get the city moving.24 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Profoundly moved': Anzac Day brings memories of Wayne Brown's war hero dadBrown is moved by his father's harrowing description of war.22 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe man who says he'll fix Auckland Transport in just 18 monthsThe new boss of Auckland Transport has high hopes and a very short timeframe.21 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandReverse gear: Auckland Transport abandons plan to remove kerbside parking without consultationPhil Goff called an earlier plan by AT "bloody arrogant".19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland floods: Council chief executive apologises over poor storm responseThere was scrambling on a massive scale by mid-afternoon, said Phil Wilson.18 Apr 06:12 AM
New ZealandAuckland floods: Council chief executive to front media on damning reportJim Stabback to address criticisms of council response in report.17 Apr 10:51 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsRates v airport shares: The battle of the Auckland Council budgetArts and community funding are safe(ish) but the fate of the airport shares is undecided.17 Apr 05:00 PM
Politics‘Nobody died because of lack of empathy’: Auckland mayor on review of fatal flooding'Perhaps I didn’t go and hug people', Brown said; lack of planning cited as deaths cause.15 Apr 11:25 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council CEO left work to go home during peak of response to fatal floodsOutgoing CEO Jim Stabback admitted 'with hindsight' he would have stayed in his office.14 Apr 07:34 AM
New ZealandFirst six months as Mayor: How has Wayne Brown performed?A damning report has criticised Brown's leadership during the January floods.13 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWayne Brown intends to hold 'real-time drill' to test council's disaster responseA review into the fatal Auckland Anniversary weekend floods has found a 'system failure'.13 Apr 05:58 AM
