Auckland Council's new property boss looks to the UK for ideas for Super City.

Auckland Council's events agency Ateed committed half a million dollars to Duco Events to help fund boxer Joseph Parker's world title fight.

A popular Kiwi campsite was closed for three weeks after an ant infestation.

Ateed chairman David McConnell outlines the vision and the process behind the development of the Auckland Story.

Lucy Schwaner earned $1600 despite quitting within minutes of being sworn in as a member of the Howick local board.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and his finance chairman Ross Clow are at loggerheads over a proposed 2.5 per cent rates rise next year.

Waterview's wonderful motorway connection is exciting but more catch-up is needed, writes Liam Dann.

The beautiful beastly creatures of Australia will roam a new enclosure at Auckland Zoo.

Six million passengers used Auckland's ferries this year, and they're expected to get even more popular.

COMMENT: Great to hear that new mayor Phil Goff plans to herd the cats into the home paddock for a stern lecture on who is boss.

COMMENT: Phil Goff wants funding to ease commuter congestion but will the new PM take a step that could turn off voters?

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is laying down the law with council bodies, telling their highly paid bosses to be more open and accountable.

It was one overseas trip too many for Murray Noone. The Auckland Transport senior manager's 2013 holiday triggered a chain of events that saw him convicted of corruption.

A former Auckland Council manager and an outside contractor have been found guilty on most corruption charges they faced.

COMMENT: One tragic outcome of recent council elections is that the iconic Chamberlain Park 18 hole public golf course is being fast-tracked for the chop.

Aucklanders can now view their council's performance in a number of important roles at a glance, thanks to a new initiative. The

Auckland drivers favour sticking with a transport levy to fill an annual $400 million transport funding gap.

A complaint against a woman who displayed graphic posters on her fence, including of cats and dogs being burnt alive, has been upheld - for a second time.

PM John Key and Mayor Phil Goff will discuss the proposed visitor levy which the hotel, tourism and hospitality industries have come out strongly against.

The proposed Unitary Plan, has come under scrutiny at the opening of a High Court hearing where several appellants argue errors of law were made in its development.

Buyers say they often cannot afford the new prices. But cancelling means they have lost months, sometimes years, waiting for the dream of home ownership.

Freedom campers might be able to pitch their tents across more of Auckland this summer.

Smelly problem forces theatre show to move.

COMMENT: Aucklanders must demand that levels of service cannot and should not be compromised. They have at least one vote in support - mine.

Some countries pay people to ride their bikes to work. Auckland is seeking to avoid that scenario by using a wide range of incentives

Local Boards across Auckland have confirmed which libraries will be open during the four days between Christmas and New Year.

Two people were injured and four cars damaged when a tree fell on them in Auckland's Cornwall Park.

Over the past eight weeks the High Court at Auckland has hosted a rare prosecution of alleged corruption in the New Zealand public service.

COMMENT: The $500,000 proposal to change Auckland's slogan received predictable criticism, writes John Drinnan.

The $250,000 glass and light sculpture set in the pavement outside the Civic Theatre on Queen St has disappeared.