Well-known Aucklanders give their views on what we need to do to make the city truly world class.

Where are people going to 'work live and play'? It's not just about housing; it's about developing successful communities.

One immutable truth is that we all get old. A second truth is that we have an ageing population - in fact one in ten Aucklanders is over 65 years of age.

What is it that's standing in the way of more connected communities?

"The boys down there, they have changed, they are really well-behaved, they usually are really different...but they have responded well."

Auckland Mayor Len Brown sits down with Herald transport journalist Mathew Dearnaley to answer questions about motorway tolls, Britomart bottlenecks and more.

NZ Herald reporter Corazon Miller talks to people on the streets of Auckland to see how well they know their neighbours.

Creative public projects part of a growing push to beautify Auckland.

Atop the peninsula jutting out into Auckland's Waitemata Harbour is a prototype of what the future of the city's suburbs could look like.

Auckland's grand plan for the next 30 years has been lambasted by a Massey University researcher for giving too big a nod to roads ahead of better public transport.

As part of the Herald's World Class Auckland series we speak to a variety of experts to see what they think needs to be done to improve transport.

Auckland business community alarmed proposed $1b highway and associated roading to ease freight deliveries in and out of the city's industrial hub remain years away.

Auckland's burgeoning Asian population could be a boon for turning our car-dominated city into one more geared for public transport.

Vancouver on Canada's Pacific seaboard is geographically not unlike Auckland, and faces similar challenges from plans to cram in another million residents over the next 30 years.

Bus, train, car, ferry... Trying to get around Auckland is one of the biggest nightmares for most commuters.

As the final shape of Auckland's convention centre begins to emerge out of the haze of the ethical and financial debates it's raised, the questions are now turning to just how it will fit into the central city.

Public transport in Auckland has been ranked second most expensive of 32 major cities, confirming concerns of commuters.

As Auckland strains at the seams, fears abound over our transport system's capacity to provide the heavy lifting needed to keep a bulging population on the move.

Sometimes good things come from bad. Kirsty Johnston reports how a violent death was the catalyst for a school changing Pasifika futures, one child at a time.

Auckland is changing and the education system is changing to meet the needs of Auckland kids, writes Education Minister Hekia Parata.

In Part 3 of the Herald's World-Class Auckland series, education reporter Kirsty Johnston looks at Auckland's education issues.

Auckland consistently ranks highly in lists of the world's best cities but is never number one. So what would it take to turn Auckland into a first-class city?

They're called NEET - not in employment, education or training - a pool of youth which numbers around 75,000 nationwide.

Mt Roskill Grammar is a decile four school, and its student population is as varied as they come. And yet, it gets excellent results every year.

It's one thing to say that every child in New Zealand has equal access to a good education; it's another to make sure they can actually access it, writes Catherine Delahunty.

Personal academic achievement is oversold, and selling schools on this basis, grossly undersells schools, writes Peter O'Connor.

With three Universities in the all-important world rankings and a burgeoning international student market, Auckland has an excellent reputation for higher education.

We have to become a 'learning system' if we are to see real system-wide gains, writes Cathy Wylie.

Preservation of our biodiversity and ecosystem will underpin long-term prosperity, writes Gary Taylor.

What could we do to make Auckland a more environmentally-friendly and sustainable city going forward?