New homes and sections created under the Auckland Housing Accord have dropped below target as the building industry struggles to find extra labour.

COMMENT: So why are the houses that we so desperately need not being built? In my view, the supply of land is not the main problem.

John Key is allowing companies - including from China - to fund and build some of Auckland's infrastructure.

Prime Minister John Key has floated the idea of a powerful new agency to oversee major building projects.

Chief executive Stephen Town far from surprised over council's lowly 45 out of 100 performance rating.

An Auckland Council worker has escaped serious injury after his car was struck by a freight train in West Auckland this morning.

Dog registration fees have risen this year but are cheaper if owners re-register their dogs during the "earlybird period".

COMMENT: Is a downtown port in the biggest city the best use of the nation's most valuable real estate?

If the railway works as its planners intend, it will make Auckland a more compact city, boosting its CBD and attracting more dense development.

Residents of a seaside suburb are unhappy a children's playground is going ahead, saying it will attract undesirables leaving needles and condoms.

The city's alcohol policy is under review and the police are not alone in wanting the licensed hours reduced.

A drunken brawl that left Melissa Ansin's partner George Siaosi trapped in his own body highlights the battle to create a safe city at night.

COMMENT: Auckland is facing a crisis of a scale that will cripple New Zealand's economic powerhouse and yet many continue to deny it.

Dodgy imported products are being found on building sites across Auckland, including electrical wiring, toughened safety glass shower doors and roofing tiles.

A family has launched a public campaign and begun legal action against Auckland Council after being denied access to the buried ashes of a relative shifted without its knowledge.

Soaring house prices spurred by Auckland's rampant real estate market is one of the most pressing problems facing John Key ahead of Thursday's Budget.

COMMENT: If council issued infrastructure bonds and tied them to rates targeted to residents of developments it could kill a couple of birds with one stone.

I live in the go-to suburb for "gentrification" comedy. Even a house in naff Avondale is now unaffordable.

Mayoral candidate Mark Thomas wants Local Boards to be able to sell under-used community assets, like stadiums, and use the proceeds for new facilities in their communities.

An Onehunga property owner has been fined $30,000 for building a garage without a resource consent.

Labour says move will get people out of cars, caravans, garages and tents.

Auckland businesses want the city's new mayor to focus on making it easier and faster to approve building consents, a survey shows.

Auckland Council bought ASB Tower for $104 million after only carrying out a visual inspection.

North Shore councillor George Wood and the National MP for North Shore, Maggie Barry, are bagging each other in the latest spat on Auckland's political right.

The Auckland Council is looking at using a "rainy day" fund to reduce the risk of a credit-rating downgrade and higher rates.

The Super City has got a big tick from a report card issued today by the Committee for Auckland lobby group.

Young Aucklanders looking for work will come face-to-face with employers keen to recruit at JobFest.

Auckland's political right faces more problems with three candidates contesting two council seats on the North Shore at October's local body elections.

Auckland Council has spent around $9.3 million on pollsters and used at least 44 external consultancies, according to new figures.