A key piece of National policy is hanging in the balance.

A visitor tax is suggested as the fairest way to ensure tourists contribute to cover their costs.

Rain, floods - and now a water shortage. Why exactly has Auckland ended up in this mess, and what's being done about it?

The University of Auckland had sprinklers running over the weekend despite Watercare urging people to curb water use.

Z and Caltex petrol station have closed their car washes in Auckland to conserve water.

The homes are between Whangamata and Tairua, areas among the most affected by record-breaking rains.

Auckland may be in its worst water crisis for 23 years — but it seems someone forgot to tell the council's development arm, Panuku.

Nick Smith weighs in on Auckland boarding house.

Walls and floors caked with dirt have led to Auckland Council serving health notices on the owner of a boarding house described as a "slum".

National has announced its candidate for the central Auckland electorate of Maungakiekie.

A Devonport villa is being removed, replaced with an Onehunga villa, raising blood pressure on both sides of the bridge.

COMMENT: Auckland should look at a deal with the Government to share returns on growth.

Auckland has a $4 billion funding shortfall needed for infrastructure, transport and services in the next decade, Mayor Phil Goff says.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

A battle is brewing between Auckland accommodation providers and the city's mayor over who will pay for tourism promotion.

Construction workers are abusing people who complain about late-night or early-morning noise, say locals.

Families were woken by the racket of a noisy concrete pour at 5.30am as Auckland's frenzied building boom reaches fever pitch.

Transport-users lobby group proposes new train service from south to west.

The man charged with owning a dog which attacked his own son, leaving him hospitalised, has had his sentencing adjourned for the second

Police and Auckland Council have been told about the discovery of the freshly skinned dog flesh.

A veteran Auckland councillor is concerned change is being held back by political fears of activating young voters.

Two men have been jailed for corruption in a $1 million bribery case.

A Glen Innes tenant battling against eviction from her former state house has put a surprising argument to the Tenancy Tribunal.

COMMENT: Parks provide essential services from cradle to grave and need to be reserved decades ahead of use.

The fires occurred at Bankside Cottage, which is more than 130 years old, and the George Courts building.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff's housing taskforce meets for the first time today, the first step in his plan to respond to fast-paced growth out-stripping housing supply.

A 99-year-old church - complete with the vicar's residence and separate congregation hall - is up for sale in Auckland.

A fortune has been spent on landscaping the approach to George Bolt Drive and on a swish tree-lined bike path. It makes a nice introduction for the visitors who arrive at Auckland Airport. So long as they don’t look to closely.

Groups opposing more intensive housing in Auckland's character suburbs say thousands of homeowners have been denied a say about what happens to their properties.

An Auckland woman says she was left looking "like a burns victim" after a botched beauty treatment at a Ponsonby salon.