Labour stalwart Phil Goff's pick of Franklin councillor Bill Cashmore as Auckland deputy mayor signals a centrist path ahead.

Auckland Council boss Stephen Town says he shares the agenda of new Auckland Mayor Phil Goff for a turnaround in council performance. Goff

Employers are being challenged to take on 500 unemployed young people in the next 50 days to give young New Zealanders a break into their first jobs.

COMMENT: Phil Goff has the potential to be an excellent mayor. He is capable and personable. I don't know anyone who doesn't like him.

The weather didn't ruin the first day of the Auckland Diwali Festival, but protesters had a go at spoiling a "joyous moment", an organiser says.

The knives are out in the National Party after the centre-right's disastrous result at last weekend's local elections in Auckland.

NZ Post has moved to reassure people their post is safe, following a number of incidents.

Chiefs player Glen Fisiiahi has been ordered to pay $3000 in reparation to the victim attacked by his pet dog.

Phil Goff's first public event as Auckland Mayor was to lay a wreath at the Passchendaele 99th Commemoration at Auckland Museum today.

Auckland Council has pulled down a public art installation depicting homelessness because they thought the piece was a pile of trash.

COMMENT: Poor Phil Goff. He's hardly jumped into his new Nissan Leaf mayoral limousine for a honeymoon whirl, when old foe John Key punctures front tyres.

Barrie George speaks in court of the first time he accepted bribes from a roading contractor, describing it as the start of a "merry-go-round".

The turnout for the Auckland Council election was profoundly disappointing. What has happened to the hopes once held for a unified, strongly led city?

New Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says he wants to stamp his own mark on the city.

Phil Goff's choice for a deputy mayor might be a dramatic break from how his predecessor ran the Super City.

Former Air NZ bosses could be installed in Auckland Council to rebuild public confidence in the failed institution, says new Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.

COMMENT: Shareholders are far more engaged with their companies than individuals are with their local council.

A gun club has been cleared to build a firing range two doors down from a silent meditation retreat on the outskirts of Auckland.

A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.

NZ Herald Focus: The $65 million restoration of Auckland's St James Theatre is continuing to unearth secrets of the city's past.

Please vote TODAY. Today is the last day to post voting papers to be sure they meet the Saturday deadline for the local body elections.

Landowners on three Auckland sites who were told to hurry up or lose fast-track building rights 16 months ago have sat by while land values have skyrocketed.

Latest figures show just 19.88 per cent of votes have been returned in Auckland, with some areas as low as 16.3 per cent.

#WillSheVote? Lifelong Local Body election non-voter Hinekia Fitzgerald hears from candidates on her journey to the polls.

The High Court heard today of lavish lunches a roading contractor treated council staff with one meal lasting 10 hours and costing $5500.

Phil Goff attended a church service for cats and dogs in central Auckland yesterday. Vic Crone kept out of the rain, criss-crossing the city's malls.

Len Brown was the Super City's first mayor. However, it's arguable how he will be most remembered.

A plan is being drawn up to sell land earmarked for a waterfront development on the shores of the Manukau Harbour for a new motorway.

An attempt to reclaim $70 million worth of waterfront land on Auckland's Te Atatu Peninsula has again been knocked back by the Supreme Court.