In March this year Waterfront Auckland sought expressions of interest in approximately $1 billion of private investment for the next stage of development in Wynyard Quarter - the Wynyard Central precinct.

When Left and Right come together, big projects can get off the ground, writes business editor Liam Dann.

A new Auckland "shopfront" will co-ordinate investment, reports Alexander Speirs.

The growth in migration is good for Auckland, writer David Hisco.

Them and us attitude should go, says Michael Barnett.

Catherine Smith looks at some of the new facilities and activities on offer in Auckland's regional parks.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested over a brutal assault in Central Auckland which left a trainee teacher on life support.

A trainee teacher on life support after a brutal assault in central Auckland is being described by friends as a kind and gentle person.

In need of an extensive paint job and a garden makeover, this run-down three-bedroom Grey Lynn villa has sold for $1.215 million.

A fully leased industrial property with a solid long-term tenant in the popular Church St area of Penrose is for sale for only the second time since the property was developed 15 years ago.

A controversial image of a strike-breaker will be removed from a waterfront history panel and replaced with a wharfie.

An artwork depicting controversial strikes on Auckland's waterfront 100 years ago has been covered up ahead of its removal this morning.

Empty city shops and buildings could soon get a new lease of life if the Auckland Angel Landlords Trust gets its way.

Waiheke is New Zealand's most densely populated island with 83.58 people a square kilometre, and is the third most heavily populated after the North and South Islands.

Two modern office tenancies in a high profile Newmarket building only one block back from Broadway are being marketed along with signage and naming rights.

Join the Indian community as it celebrates the renewal of life with an explosion of colour, dance and food, writes Catherine Smith.

A quick arrest's been made after an attempted bank robbery in Auckland's central city suburb of Ponsonby.

The Auckland police officer stabbed in the face yesterday has been discharged from hospital today, while the man accused of attacking him has appeared in court.

A colleague of the Auckland constable stabbed in the face this morning has praised his commitment to his work.

A police officer has been hospitalised after being stabbed in the face in Auckland this morning.

Power is being restored to a small pocket of Auckland's central business district after an isolated fault this morning.

No-mow councillors make u-turn and call for roadside cutting to continue until local body elections are over.

Soaring debt, hefty rate increases and a blow-out in the wages bill have marked Len Brown's first term as Mayor and Treasurer of the Super City.

What better place than a race track to indulge in some precious father-son bonding, finds James Coleman.

Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.

Stephanie Chamberlin rides again.