COMMENT: John Key is more worried about the short-term fates of leveraged-up speculators and developers than the long-term fate of Generation Rent.

Auckland Council officers are being accused of getting politically involved in the Unitary Plan process

A puppy found abandoned in a rubbish bin in central Auckland has been put down today.

Public reserves are being sold by Auckland Council without public consultation, triggering outrage among residents and elected representatives.

Auckland Council has budgeted $291mi for the leaky building disaster and its financial forecasts indicate it will become an inter-generational issue.

An array of artefacts have been found beneath the floorboards of the historic St James theatre as it undergoes a transformation.

A woman is urging pet owners to be vigilant after bacon-wrapped poison was thrown to her dog.

Editorial: If Ports of Auckland was on the sharemarket, it would not be still enraging Aucklanders with these bids for more of the harbour.

New research by Auckland Council suggests more Aucklanders agree with intensification for the city's future growth under the Unitary

Study of Auckland's port needs says future sea freight business should be moved to a new "super port" in the Manukau Harbour or the Firth of Thames.

Ports of Auckland could be moved to a new "super port" in the Manukau Harbour or the Firth of Thames at a cost of $4 billion to $5.5 billion.

A petition to save Chip the puppy from being put down has more than 10,000 signatures, but Council claim the dog is sick.

Sources say a long-awaited report into the future of Ports of Auckland is recommending a 25m extension into Waitemata Harbour.

Auckland's growing fast - and the council-owned Watercare Services says it'll be spending $4.9 billion over the next decade to cope.

A petition has been set up in an attempt to find a loving family for this dumped dog.

Auckland councillors want the Auditor-General to investigate the City Rail Link's billion-dollar costs.

An Auckland electrician who rescued a young pup out of a rubbish bin is disappointed to his good deed might end with it being put down.

A top Auckland Council official has questioned whether a new Auckland urban development authority is needed.

A members bill to crack down on windscreen washers has the support of police and Auckland Council.

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.

Tomorrow ground will be broken on the biggest construction project New Zealand has ever seen.

The Government has settled on a simplistic solution to the Auckland housing shortage.